Day 9 – Sunday 9th July 2017 Story
…g to Hornbostel– Sachs(2), all four would be classified as composite chordophones, more precisely under the 321.2 category of: “Yoke lutes or lyres – The strings are attached to a yoke which lies in the same plane as the sound‐table and consists of two arms and a cross‐bar.” Through a group interview, we attempted to compare them in: size (size of resonator; length of arms and per extension of strings); materials of fabrication (types of wood); bo…
Conclusion: Challenges and Recomendations Story
…. I also openly advocate for a general meeting of all team members to be organised before envisaging another Masters programme, in order to correct any possibly biased conclusions made. The general impression that emerges from my own personal assessment of the success of this first recording mission is quite satisfactory. Considering the limited time and a number of challenges encountered, I believe we managed to accomplish most of the set objecti…
Group 1: Inganzo Ngari Group Story
…o Ngari Group We drove to the Century Park Hotel (Kigali City) to record Inganzo Ngari, a group of some 100 members of different ages that was formed in 2006 to promote traditional Rwandan dance, music and culture. They perform at everything from national and international events to weddings. Their name Inganzo Ngari loosely translates to “Limitless Talent” and based on today, that is the perfect name for them. The group’s manager is Serge and tod…
The Singing Wells podcast #3 Podcast
…Here is podcast number 3. In this podcast, we look at the development of Abubilla Music – one of the partners in The Singing Wells project – from initial idea, to music label. There are interviews with members of the SMCC, and music from the SMCC, Louise Calf, Gus Warriner, Tati Kalveks, Chris Kozlowski and Ketebul artist Winyo. Click here to download the podcast….
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…the recording. This amount varies based on a number of factors such as the number of members in the group and the number of songs we record. In the event of any music we record making money directly (through sales, sync licensing or performance royalties) we will endeavour to channel this money back to the original performers. Can I buy the music you have recorded? A selection of our music is available to download from our site. We have one album…
Albums Introduction Page
…h the music of the area we were recording in. Each album also contains a number of extra tracks that weren’t strictly part of the archiving recordings we were making. These recordings are of ‘Influences’ sessions – where a popular musical artist has joined us on our trip to collaborate with the groups we record. In the event that we have invited one of the musicians back to the Ketebul Studios in Nairobi to record, we will also include these rec…
The Kalenjin of Kenya Album
…chnical difficulties on set. The very visual performances of the and the Sagat group (their image is on the cover) and the Embolet are both represented on the album. The final field day of the trip was spent recording the Tugen. The vocal harmonies of the performances have been captured well, with The Elimu Cultural Promoters and the Kewamoi Women Dancers both featured. The latter – a nice addition to the lineup, as the field day coincided with Wo…
Field Recording Report by Kahithe Kiiru Story
…folk group that presents traditional music and dances of the Wanga. The Wanga (AbaWanga) are a sub-group of the Luhya people famous for their historical Kingdom. The Wanga Kingdom was the most highly developed and centralised kingdom in Kenya’s history before the arrival of the British and the colonialization of the area. Today, the Wanga, who live mainly in Kakamega County, retain the Nabongo as their cultural monarch. The Mumias United Group cou…
Day 1 – Saturday 1st July 2017 Story
…yatiti’s shape (resembles the traditional Luo hut shape), symbolism of the number (8) of strings of the nyatiti, his tuning techniques and order of string tuning, together with the story of his personal attachment to his instruments collection (owns 14 nyatitis). Upon our arrival to Kisumu City, we had another semi‐formal interview that would birth ideas for other hypothesis and arguments to follow up on. We met Meshack Okoth Okumu, who was to be…
Group 8: Abutazi Story
…night. Inanga solo – this is exactly what it says on the tin, we lost the drums and hiphop and Nkubana let the inanga do the talking. It was beautiful. Recording order Agahinda and Inanga Agahinda and Inanga take 2 (we love both takes and will mix from both) Makare and Amamanga X and Y Abanongera Inanga solo Inanga solo take 2 …
3. Background of the Naizungwe drums Story
…g. How are these Basoga drums different from the Baganda ones? Athough Basoga and Baganda conical drums are similar in many ways, they have differences. They are differently woven and this causes them to differ in appearance. Also Basoga drums are mainly played with sticks while only the namunjoloba (the smallest drum in the Baakisimba drum set), and in some cases nankasa (the smallest drum in the nankasa set) is played with sticks. Also, the drum…
Group 4: Urugangaze Ballet Story
…birth (drums and vocals) Intwatwa (Intwatwa Dance) – as we saw with the Inganzo Ngari group two days ago, Intwatwa is a popular traditional dance that pays homage to the Intwatwa people (formerly known as the Batwa). All regions have their own variation on this dance. Today’s was smooth, expressive and with the performers (all men) giving it 100% with face as well as body movements. Intore (“Warrior Dance”) – another traditional dance that we saw…
Mchele Mchele Sanaa Group Group
…This group, from the Sukuma community, was formed in 2010 and performs with a number of styles: Bukomia Lume, Buchheye, Wigashe. Their instruments are: Ng’oma (Drums), Pembe (animal horns, large impala), Firimbi (flute), and Njuga (shakers). …
Day Four: January 21 2019 Mwanza Story
…s with his instrument during the RECCE. We recorded five performances: Changamoto: This is about life’s challenges Mawazo Gakwira: About deep worries Nkewane nsanja: girlfriend got pregnant and came to singer for papers Tudumishe mila: about honouring our culture Raisi Ametamka: politicians must support education https://youtu.be/Hmp4zM3kSaM Sadly, we then got rained out and went back to hotel. We scheduled additional groups for same location the…
Day Zero: 6 March 2022 – Travel To Stream Story
…e city at the time. We listened to one more act by an upcoming nyatiti player Kent Mudenda before we continued with our journey to Josephine Garden in Ilesi, Kakamega County, our final destination….
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…his group in 1952. They play in the Kisoga style and are from Kasokoso in Iganga District. Alongside Nathan who plays the Endongo, which is the local name for the small thumb piano, there were three other members: Kirunda Awali sings and plays the Endere, which is a flute; Fred Tavakumuwa is the main second vocalist and plays the Endingidi, which is a tube fiddle; and finally, Kisame Ndaba also plays the Endongo (the thumb piano) and sings. They p…