As we reflect on what we’ve learned with Singing Wells over the last 5 years, maybe, just maybe, music is a lot more important that we originally thought (and Lord knows we love music)
My reflections on an amazing trip are in the form of a poem which sums up six remarkable days in Uganda with Singing Wells….illustrated with a few of my photos. Through Ugandan Eyes We travel a road under African skies And imagine your world through your soulful eyes Their silence speaks volumes, a story to…
Just as we are about to embark our fifth field recording visit, this time to northern Uganda, Andy reflects on a typical day in the field as part of the Singing Wells team. Andy’s notes are also published in our new book ‘Singing Wells – The Story So Far’, newly available in hardback. Click here…
The story of how Singing Wells started…. After two years of planning, the Singing Wells project was launched in March 2011 with our first field visit to Malindi to record the music of the Mijikenda. So, how did Tabu Osusa, one of Kenya’s most successful record producers end up in a remote Kenyan village, teamed…
When Andy isn’t working on the Singing Wells project he records and writes music….
Bill Odidi travelled to London in August as part of Ketebul Music’s ‘Kenya @ 50’ music documentary. He teamed up with Andy Patterson while he was here and together they conducted a number of interviews with Kenyan musicians who are now based in the UK. They also had the chance to visit Kenya House in…
Matt Harding’s new video is an inspiration – he’s done something very special to bring people together through music and dance and show that, despite our many differences, dancing is something that brings happiness to everyone. If you haven’t seen it already, here’s the wonderful new video….. Where the Hell is Matt?…
Ayub Ogada features in the Diamond Jubilee song but he also performed in a global song for Singing Wells produced by Abubilla Music.
