Northern Uganda: Day 6 – Soroti to Kampala (a driving story) Story
…woven straw. It goes beyond function. These guys want their nuns properly helmeted. As we travel east, we seem to have found a compromise between the two – a little weaving but very utilitarian. The other big change is the arrival of potatoes. We are in potato country now and the roadsides are covered with them. Otherwise, the same road rules apply so we won’t repeat ourselves. We suppose a description of inside the car is overdue. So let’s get th…
Northern Uganda: Day 3 – from Gulu to Awach to Pakwach Story
…eached the lodge. It was like the sunset had spilled onto the land and kept the fields covered in its colors as night fell. Lovely….
A day in the field with Singing Wells News
…mid-session which happened to us when we recorded to the Batwa at the Travellers Rest Hotel in Kisoro, Uganda!) We can also combine the two recording units into one to increase the number of inputs, while still working off battery power. The laptops use Avid ProTools recording software – an industry standard for recording and music production. The microphones we have chosen are industry standard models used in studios the world over but, most lik…
The Tribal and Musical Structure of East Africa – Worldmap Research News
…lodic percussion instruments Distribution of only ankle bells The map above gives an indication of where ankle bells are generally used in East Africa: broadly in Uganda and in specific parts of Kenya. Interestingly, the distribution of broad musical styles are distinctively different. While one would assume that Kenyan music is dominated by percussion, it is clear from the maps (above and below) that actually string and wind ins…
Kenya (Coast): Day 4 – the road back to Nairobi Story
…ed a main crew focused on the performance and a secondary crew focused on Selling Wells, archiving the stories of the music and the artists. TO: The pilot was a success and proved we were right – take the studio to the talent not the other way around. This trip also confirmed that this mission is critical. As Steve said, the music was beautiful and the artists fantastic. But they were also older and no one from this generation was actively partici…
£25K donation from Abubilla Music Foundation News
…he village recording sessions. Our resident technical expert and sound engineer, Andy Patterson, has sourced everything we need and will be using it for the first session later this month. Here’s a visual of the basic set up of each mobile recording unit. The equipment list for each mobile set up is comprehensive and has been carefully costed. This is the budget we are working to. We are very grateful to our sponsor and to the trustees of The Abub…