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#Art4Leadership: An Afternoon of Music, Great Discussion and Inspiration

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How Can Art Foster Sound Leadership? A Musical Concert by Dowe Music in Collaboration with the YALI Network. Performance: Dowe Music Led by Douglas Guest Speaker: Maureen Changawa- Community Development Worker & 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow “Art testifies to the power of imagination, the unique capacity of humans to project, to dream and to reflect things not only as they are but as they could be”- anonymous It was around 2:30pm last Friday, the 19 th of January, when I walked into the Kenya National Library Services- Nakuru Building to an Instrumental live performance of the Kenya National Anthem by the Dowe Music Team. From The ground floor, you could hear the soul lifting blend of about 8 instruments playing our national prayer in a somewhat sombre tone. It was beautiful!  This was the beginning of an amazing concert of spoken word, music performances and discussions that focused on the contribution of Art to Sound Leadership, in our communities and t