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Labdi Ommes is a visionary singer-songwriter and single-stringed fiddle (Orutu) instrumentalist, producer, composer, and visual artist based in Kenya. Labdi is a vocal powerhouse whose vision is to popularize African music culture, sounds, and instruments and to re-introduce them to the world. She represents a growing population of young African artists taking up indigenous instruments and re-introducing them into the current music scene. Labdi currently stands as the only female Orutu player in East Africa, which is a taboo instrument for women to play. The Orutu is a single-stringed fiddle, which originates from Western Kenya, among the Luo Community. Labdi also experiments with indigenous Kenyan sounds, such as Ohangla and Benga.
