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Ukrainian pianist trades wartime concert halls for Nairobi's Korogocho slum

Dr Taras Filenko, a concert pianist, ethnomusicologist and researcher of Ukrainian musical heritage. [Courtesy]

A Ukrainian pianist has arrived in Nairobi carrying his country's musical heritage, with stops ranging from university lecture halls to the streets of Korogocho.

Dr Taras Filenko, a concert pianist, ethnomusicologist and researcher of Ukrainian musical heritage, is in Nairobi from February 15 to 20 as part of a cultural initiative aimed at strengthening artistic exchange and dialogue between Ukraine and Kenya.

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