The Tribal and Musical Structure of East Africa – Worldmap Research
Read about Singing Wells’ new initiative: a musical map of East Africa.
Read about Singing Wells’ new initiative: a musical map of East Africa.
You might remember back in November 2011, while the Singing Wells team discovered the Music of the Luo, they recorded the beautiful sound of the nyatiti, eventually purchasing one for our studio back home! There’s one on the right. On Day 11 of that field trip in Siaya, Kenya, they saw two nyatiti groups, first…
After Patrick Ondiek and Steve Kivutia, went on a recce around Northern Uganda in September to help us put together an itinerary, I endeavored to discover a little more about the music we’d be discovering. Gulu: First we will discover the music of the Acholi tribe in Agago, where a variety of different styles of…
In our next field visit to Northern Uganda we will come across a mix of different tribes, including The Acholi. Here is a profile.