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challenge - playing a traditional Chinese instrument to non-Chinese audiences
Q: In Kenya are women discouraged from playing instruments?
A: Depends on the "girl child." Depends on where you come from. Rural or urban.
Typical instruments - drums, guitar, base
Q: Is it difficult to compete with male musicians? 
A: The industry is male dominated but don't just be a decoration. 
Q: Is there a specific reason the nytete is "forbidden" to woman?
A: Trad. musician sat on a 3-legged tool and spread legs. Position is not acceptable. 
Q: As a woman is your? approach different than that from men?
A: Most of my songs are about issues facing women & girls
Q: Will man talk about woman composers
A: I express myself as a musician first
Q: To Wu man - is current cultural change impacting music/trad. music
A: Maybe in small communities, in rural areas women may not be allowed to play.
Q: In Kenya I think it is a matter of choice what is available, access
A: Wu man & Amer. folk music - has experimental with bluegrass & jazz plucking instruments are similar
Women themes - early marriages, education, poverty
activism to support young female musicians -
- plan global - "if you educate a girl you educate a community
- advocate through music.
- music can be used to reach out to generation - to the woman to be strong for her child.
In China, how can you be a mature creative artist