Ewaso Village

Poems and Stories from Laikipia County, Kenya

De: Chip Duncan

Narrado por: Chip Duncan

The Maasai people of East Africa comprise one of the most intriguing and resourceful cultures on earth. For more than a thousand years, they’ve survived and thrived on the landscape surrounding Mt. Kenya and the Maasai Mara borderlands of Kenya and Tanzania. “Despite colonialism and land development, the Maasai have protected their nomadic lifestyle and traditional values with a rare combination of pride, humility, and perseverance,” says poet/filmmaker Chip Duncan. “They live in harmony with some of the world’s most impressive wildlife—lions, elephants, leopards, and rhinos—while herding cows, goats, and camels as a way of life.”

In Ewaso Village, Duncan tells the story of a small community of Maasai and Samburu people in Laikipia County, Kenya. Using a combination of poetry and prose, Ewaso Village touches on universal themes, including rites of passage, creation myths, death rituals, and childbirth while posing significant questions about climate change, conservation, women’s rights, and the survival of indigenous cultures.

©2022 Chip Duncan (P)2022 The Duncan Group

Beautiful portrait of Maasai culture

The audio version of this book is superb. The prose offers an insightful and informative backdrop for the vivid poetic storytelling of Chip Duncan. His respect for this community is palpable. Each poem’s rhythm and cadence brings you deeper into the heart of the Maasai.

An elevated experience

The Audio version of the book Ewaso Village is both fascinating, deeply moving and a gift. My wife having an eye procedure today is not able to use her eyes this evening. So we put on our blue tooth speaker the audio book Ewaso Village and listened in the dark. It’s a whole other level of appreciating Chip Duncan’s book; something beyond enjoyment. It’s was mesmerizing. I highly encourage everyone to experience this captivating story from both mediums.