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Credits

Kenya Festival Program Staff

Program Curator: Preston Scott

Program Coordinator: Arlene Reiniger

Interns: Bailey Cameron, Amanda Cordray, Hopey Fink, Simone Frank, Stephanie Gikkas, Kelsey Heublein, Reilly Rosbotham, Masatomo Yonezu

Lead Volunteer: Maretta Hemsley-Wood

Project Manager: Elizabeth Ouma

Presenters, Research, and Technical Committee: Patrick Abungu, Aghan Odero Agan, Mohamed Ali, David Amunga, Silas Amunga, Tume Tari Arero, Jane Atudo, Kathryn Coney-Ali, Muhammed Wako Dase, Nuria Golo, Emily Gumba, Emma Irungu, Jillo Guyo Jillo, Qabale Jirma, Caroline Kariuki, Jimbi Katana, Joseph Kibunja, Qabale Jirma Kinato, Eric Kotonya, Charlotte Sara Kwena, Nyavanga Lugalia, Khisa Mbotela, Callistus Musiomi, Alex Muigai Njuguna, Martha Njunguna, Charles Nziivo, Thomas Wasonga Ogola, Joseph O. Oindi, Wilfred N. Okibegwa, Samson M. Ong'esa, Denis Opudo, Dorothy Auma Otieno, Malaki A. Sam, Dokatu H. Wako, Susan Wanjaria

Special Thanks—Organizations:

Abubilla Music; Beyt Salaam, Lamu; The Boulevard Hotel, Nairobi; CLS Strategies; Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Washington, D.C.; Embassy of the United States, Nairobi; The Go Down Arts Centre, Nairobi; Kenya Cultural Center; Ketebul Music, Nairobi; Kitengela Glass Research & Training Trust; Lamu House, Lamu; Lamu Marine Conservation Trust; Lewa House, Lewa; The Mombasa Club, Mombasa; Museum of the Rockies; The Northern Rangelands Trust; Ocean Sole; Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli; The Peponi Hotel, Lamu; Singing Wells; South Rift Association of Land Owners; Trust for African Rock Art; U.S. Agency for International Development

Special Thanks—Smithsonian:

Mary Jo Arnoldi, Bonnie Berry, Edward Bronikowski, Lonnie G. Bunch, Edward Burke, LeShawn Burrell-Jones, Jennifer Clark, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, John R. Dailey, Elizabeth Duggal, John W. Franklin, Liza Fritzsche, Frank H. Goodyear, Sydney Hart, Kristofer Helgen, Jill Johnson, Kirk Johnson, Andrew K. Johnston, Gathoni Kamau, Claire Kelly, Dennis W. Kelly, Nancy Knowlton, Christine Mullen Kreamer, Richard Kurin, Robert Leopold, Christopher A. Liedel, Deborah L. Mack, Karen Milbourne, Scott Miller, Masum Momaya, Suzan Murray, Briana Pobiner, Rick Potts, Wendy Wick Reaves, Pete Reiniger, Jessica Rotella, Cristián Samper, Daniel Sheehy, Nicole Shivers, Atesh Sonneborn, Deborah Stokes, Maggie Stone, Sally Van de Water

Special Thanks—Individuals:

George Abungu, Patrick O. Abungu, Lorna Abungu, Betty Belsoi, Jahawi Bertolli, Angel Braestrup, Julia Brennan, Gordon Bronitsky, Mark Carrato, Stephen D. Cashin, Laura Cilmi, David Coulson, Nani Croze, Sandeep R. J. Desai, Tina Dooley-Jones, Wells Dubner, Idle Omar Farah, Karen L. Freeman, Ambassador Robert F. Godec, Michael N. Greenwald, Kitty Hempstone, Jeff Holloway, Jim Hope, Alex Kamau, Ambassador Jean Kamau, Richard Kennedy, Jonathan Kertzer, Stephen Kidd, Lucy N. Kiruthu, Phil Kline, Andrew M. Koneschusky, Carol Korschen, Kathleen Kruse, Terry Little, Zach Lowe, Calum Macfarlane, Sophie Macfarlane, Valerie May, William Mugo, Dennis M. Muhambe, Godfrey Mwampembwa, Ferial Nathoo, Waithira Njuguna, Ambassador Elkanah Odembo, Jacob Ole Miaron, Aghan Odero, Nairimas Ole-Sein, Mark Ormond, Diana Parker, Douglas Paterson, Frank Pope, Phyllis Ressler, Deborah Santana, Leslie Scott, Sally and Thomas Scott, Ema Seidenfeld, Roshni Shah, Desmond Shiels, Mark J. Spalding, Raymond Stephens, Ann Tannen, Pete Tannen, Fritz Vollrath, Ken Wakia, Beatrice Wamalwa, Frank Wangendo, Angie Weiker, William Yu


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