Reflections on the pilot phase by Willie Bembe News
…ies our grandfathers told us which got distorted over time. The safest way to store them was in the music which was passed down from generation to generation. Another five years and all this would be gone since the present generation is not really interested in learning there music. This is because it’s not packaged in a way that would interest them. DAY 4 Have caught on on how to set up the equipment and under the Andy’s guidance do the recording…
Discovering music roots with SWP News
…m mid last century and offer them in easy to read, listen and view mediums to today’s audiences, young and old, we were trying to fulfill our dreams of preserving our music heritage for prosterity. We have so far produced two packages and are currently working on three others simultaneously. Of course the world cannot live in the past and must move on, but there is no future without a past. Countries that have rich music industries and whose music…
More Ketebul voices…Steve reports from the field News
…el to be fixed while the rest of the lads jumped into a tuk tuk (3 wheeled motorbike taxi) and headed to the hotel. Steve with Coconuts Day 4: Recording Day 02 – Kilifi Fast forward to the next day, everyone was glad to be checking out of Paradise Hotel. It was going to be a pretty long day; our itinerary for the day was to start in Kilifi to record 2 groups then drive all the way to Kaloleni in Mombasa for another two groups. Time was of the esse…
What we learned from the pilot phase News
…se, there is far more we will be doing and we’ll update all of you on this website. Our final blog will be all about the highlights, low lights and photos. Lots of photos. Thanks for sticking with us throughout all this. Jimmy…