Bomas of Kenya: Local Dances and the National Stage

Kahithe KIIRU, "Bomas of Kenya: Local Dances Put to the Test of the National Stage", Mambo! Vol. 12 (1), 2014. Introduction Anthropology of art, more specifically anthropology of musical and choreographic practices, has long focused its attention on forms and performances labelled as “authentic”. A large number of studies have considered as obvious the distinction between “authentic” dances (traditional, tribal, original) and “tourist” dances (folk or commercial). Targeting urban and foreign..