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…
Global song released to support SWP News
…Abubilla Music have released a truly global remix of an original song from their first album Six Months of Saturdays – it’s called 71 Hours to Monday and combines musicians and vocalists from Sao Paulo in Brazil, Nairobi and London. All profits from the sale of the track will be donated to The Abubilla Music Foundation to support the The Singing Wells Project. Take a look and find out the story behind the song and the SWP: …
Reflections on the pilot phase by Pato News
…mber of the group performed a dance similar to capo era which a dance from Brazil better than I had ever witnessed before. All the villages had unique beautiful scenery and my soon to be love [CANON 5D CAMERA] was capturing every moment with Jimmy keeping a close eye on her. But by this time I had discovered Jimmy’s weakness [diet coke] so he would occasionally let me spend time with her if I organized one for him. The next group was Mzinga, this…
Testing the mobile recording equipment News
…ring the tour of the villages. And as I write this, it’s already in use in Brazil. Jimmy Allen and Mike Park (Abubilla percussionist) have paid a flying visit to Meninos do Morumbi, another project supported by The Abubilla Music Foundation. At the weekend, they recorded Samba percussion on the streets of Sao Paulo for the new, global version of the Abubilla Music song, 71 Hours to Monday. Check out Jimmy’s blog on their progress: Quick report fro…