Report from Womex 2013 News
…nd that there are quite a few other people undertaking similar projects in Colombia, Cameroon and Madagascar – and we look forward to inviting these groups to become partners in our association of sound recordists, once we set it up. There were a lot of countries represented at Womex – showing the important shift that governments are making towards music as a whole – seeing it for the essential export it is. The Musicians Union were also present,…
The Tribal and Musical Structure of East Africa – Worldmap Research News
…s free and open source which means any researcher can work with the source code to extend and improve its functionality, so it is constantly developing and improving. It’s also web-based so it’s easy to access and share, which is exactly what we want in order to carry on building the Singing Wells community. Rosie has made some ‘how-to’ guides on how to add to a map yourself which you can access easily on our website too, in a few steps, ‘Housekee…
More on the launch of the Ketebul Music website News
…vered a great site right on brief and within a tight budget which is a big bonus for the Singing Wells funds. Here are a few words from Wesley Burden about the challenge we gave them…… “Ketebul Music required a website design that delivered a strong sense of the colourful music of East Africa and the traditions that their non-profit organisation aims to help preserve. Using our experience from working with Abubilla Music and Sideways Recordings we…