Gary Barlow, Ayub Ogada & the Diamond Jubilee song
Read about how Singing Wells was involved….
Read about how Singing Wells was involved….
Kathy Allen, trustee to the Abubilla Music Foundation, travelled with the Singing Wells team in March 2012 on the trip to record the music of the Kalenjin. Here’s her report from the trip.
‘Fifty Cows’ travelled with the Singing Wells project during the recording of the Kalenjin tribes in March 2012. He was our liaison contact with the music groups. Kathy interviewed him – here is his story…
Back in Nairobi after the latest field trip, Jimmy files this report via Skype. Jimmy reflects on the recording trip and the weekend ahead in the studio with Ben Kisinja and the Otacho Young Stars.
While on the road in Kitale, we interviewed Nick who is working as an intern at Ketebul Music. This is Nick’s second Singing Wells field recording trip where he is learning how to use the mobile recording equipment whilst also acting as photographer. He is now officially in charge of the ‘clapperboard’ – a role he is relishing.
On our journey from Nairobi to Kitale we are joined by Chelagat Lebo (Chela) who is making a documentary for Custom House Education Trust about Kenya’s elite athletes.
In this note, we provide an overview of the Singing Wells Project, the results of our March Pilot and next steps leading to our November sessions. We are pleased to report that the March Pilot confirmed the basic building blocks of the Singing Wells Project: a) mobile recording in the villages works and creates…
Here are the reflections of Patrick Ondiek, our Singing Wells videographer. (He has camera envy!) Pato’s reflections of Singing Wells – March 2011 Day 1: Meeting my new love [CANON 5D CAMERA] It’s Sunday March 27th 2011 and I am taking my sweet time getting to the studio knowing that I…