Day Three: Bungoma Town to Kakamega Story
…: Traditional stools for elders, used by percussionists (single stool is Indebe) They ended up performing 11 songs for us: Imbira: A traditional dance song that celebrates a woman seeking more education. Isuna: Its about drinking Busaa (a Lua beer), which is made sweeter from the mosquitos who accidently drop in and drown. ‘Asie Ndirenje’ Shikumba Shingokho: A special traditional song about a chicken, who has one particular bone that is very sweet…
Patrick Ondiek Staff Profile
…te performance was by Okumu K’Orengo. I was so moved. He was singing about death, about his own father, about his grandfather. He forced you to think about all the people you’ve lost. Secondly, I love the confidence it gives me to expose my friends to new music. They all love the music I bring home – its’s different from what they listen to and so much like ‘home.’ In Kenya, no matter where you live, your village is always ‘home.’ I was never rais…
Baseki Group
…ll Ng’oma ya bula buka. The drums are made from the Mahama tree. We recorded eight songs with them: Balogi Wa Ngamboshi: This is about the Wizards of Balogi, where wizardry is perceived as a negative thing, evoking witch doctors and snake oil salesmen. Simiyu: A song for praise for the region. Bahuni ba ng’wanza: A song referring to local women of questionable virtues Balimi: A song about farming where the band brought up children from the villa…
Biluli Dutwa Group
…ur last trip, this group is part music, part circus, part acrobatics. A wonderful crowd pleaser! We recorded eight songs with them: Balogi Wa Ngamboshi: This is about the Wizards of Balogi, where wizardry is perceived as a negative thing, evoking witch doctors and snake oil salesmen. Simiyu: A song for praise for the region. Bahuni ba ng’wanza: A song referring to local women of questionable virtues Balimi: A song about farming where the band brou…
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Day 2 – Sunday 2nd July 2017 Story
…he corroborated the idea of traditional taboo concerning two nyatiti players of different generations from the same home playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4xpW15vjkQ&feature=youtu.be…
All field reports have now been published and provide links to youtube videos! Story
…You can now see all Field Reports for February 2018 trip to Kenya. If you want to link directly to youtube videos you can do in field reports or go direct here. A detailed account of the trip written by Kahithe Kiiru is available here….
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…ature just a small selection of the artists we have recorded over the last decade and we are very excited to see how other musicians can use and be inspired by this incredible music. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Global Influences Project, you can download the project brief here or head back to the main page for more information. If you want to independently release your music for sale or streaming using these samples, please get…
Day One: January 18, 2019. Assemble in Tanzania Story
…provide a second angle on the performance and c) we interview all group leaders to understand group musical styles and background, instruments and songs. In almost every village, we struggle with spellings of songs and instruments as these can differ by village and by band. We fully recognize that there are multiple spellings out there, but we defer to the band leader in almost all cases. During a recording session, we will also capture alternativ…
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…in south west Uganda in 2011. Here we visited 6 Batwa communities and recorded their wonderful songs and traditional dance. We were also able to tell the story of their lives since they were moved from their forest homes in order to create a National Park to protect the mountain gorilla population in the area. We would like to thank the IIE for their generous support of the project which has resulted in a wonderful catalogue of Batwa songs and dan…
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…iari Ya Moyo” loop gave me deep house/alternative vibes on first listen. I decided to use it as my main rhythm to complement the electronic drum and bass arrangement. The soulful keys augment the rhythm to give it a larger than life feel.” We couldn’t agree more! If you want to hear more of Mansa Chusa’s work, head to:https://instagram.com/mansachusahttps://twitter.com/mansachusahttps://facebook.com/mansachusa If you want to learn more about the G…
1. Introducing the Naizungwe drums Story
…hope the final performance will be a reflection of our musicality and what we hear in the recording.” We will be documenting the progress of these drums with pictures and videos here, and more details about the project and the instruments themselves are to follow soon so you can stay updated….
Day 7: Friday, February 24th, 2017 Story
…he is working to preserve all the physical recordings of Tanzania musicians, many of which are rotting away on dusty reel to reel recordings. And that is it. We then rushed to the airport to depart to Nairobi for a weekend of recording at Ketebul Studios. And thus ends our first Field Visit to Tanzania. Enjoy the videos as we produce them. …
Day 1: Saturday, 2017 February 18th Story
…The TBC announced each hour with a drum riff of his drums. Every hour, for decades. He was honoured in his time, with the then Prime Minister creating a specific post for him, so he could continue drumming for all visitors to the government. Because he was blind, he was invited to perform with specific women groups, of songs for women by women, of songs that no males could see. Every day we will tell more about Mzee Morris and his music (see pictu…
Fundraiser for Matthew Watmon News
We are sad to say that a special talent, and a dear friend of Singing Wells, Matthew Watmon is currently in a critical condition in hospital. We are urgently trying to raise funds to support him and his family in this difficult time, and we hope that some of our followers may be able to help us. If you are based in East Africa, please get in touch with Matthew’s brother, Constantine Odida ((MTN) +256-782-236-742 and (Airtel) +256-704-261-037). I…