Staff Profiles

Mr. Fred Wekesa Kusienya

Mr. KusienyaDepartment of Journalism and Mass Communication Department

School of Arts and Social Sciences (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. Institute of Music, Milimani

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Mr. Fred Wekesa Kusienya

Mr. Fred Wekesa Kusienya is an Ethnomusicology scholar with proven evidence of research.He is a Lecturer of Music at MMUST's Institute of Music and the lead guitarist in popular music with a bias in Rhumba and Omutibo Music genres. Mr. Kusienya has taught music in four universities namely; Moi University,Maseno University , Kabarak University and Masinde muliro university of Science and Technology. He is a choral music trainer, choreographer, pop band director and music educator.

Some of his Key Publications

  1. Kusienya, F. W. (2017) The Origin of Omutibo guitar music of the Abaluhya of Kakamega District of Kenya. In African Journal of social sciences, Volume 7, pp. 1-9. ISSN NO. 2045- 8452 (Print) ISSN NO. 2045-8460 (Online).http://www.sachajournals.com/use/image/ajss2016regina002.pdf
  2. Kusienya F, W. & Dr. Nancy A, M. (2019) Interpretation of meanings embedded in non-discursive symbolic communication of Kamabeka cultural dance of Babukusu community of Bungoma County,Kenya. In African musicology online, Volume 9, No.2, pp. 42-63. ISSN: 1994-1712.https://africanmusicology.online/publications/
  3. Kusienya F, W. & Kaskon, M. (2019) Technology and its impact on learning, training and talent development: A focus on praise and worship teams in evangelical churches of Eldoret, Kenya. In African musicology online, Volume 9, Number 2, pp. 64-72. ISSN: 1994-7712 (Online).https://.africanmusicology.online/publications/
  4. Kusienya, F, W. Kaskon, M. & Wanyama. M. N. (2020) A Study on the educational perspective of popular music Bands in Kenya: The case of Maseno University Band. In African musicology Volume 10, No.1, pp. 1-18. ISSN:1994-7712. (Online). https://africanmusicology.online/publications/
  5. Kusienya, F, W. Masasabi, N. & Wanyama, M.N. (2022). Globalisation of African traditional musical instruments: A case of Adeudeu of the Iteso community of Kenya. In
    African Musicology. Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 85-99.ISSN: 1994-7712 (Online

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