John Kilyungu Katuli

Biography

John Kilyungu Katuli is an Asst. Lecturer and a PhD candidate at the Department of music and Dance of Kenyatta University. He is holder of B.Ed (Arts) and M.A. degrees from Kenyatta University. His Area of specialization is African Music and Ethnomusicology. In addition to teaching these and other music courses he co-ordinates the teaching and learning African Instruments and dance. He is also Departmental E-Learning coordinator. He has attended several workshops and seminars on E-learning and module writing for Distance and open learning. Katuli is the founder Secretary and current National treasurer Kenya Association for Musical Arts Education (KAMAE) and a Member of Organization for social research in Eastern and Southern Africa. (OSSREA) He has presented papers in several workshops and conferences and has four articles published as chapters in books. He also serves in several Boards of Management of secondary schools. Currently he is involved in a project sponsored by the Kenya Permanent Presidential Music Commission, to document both traditional and contemporary music of Kenya. A project which has led to a production documentaries of Ndumo dance of the Agikuyu, Mbeni dance of the Akamba, a series of Ngoma za Kenya and a Biography of Kenyan Musicians Volume 1.

Research Interest

African Instruments and dance