May 2011 – Jimmy reports back on the pilot phase News
…ir collaboration: The second group was Zaire ndindingwa, led by Fundi bin Kalale, in the ndindingwa style. They used the filimbi (a type of whistle). Group 2: Zaire ndindingwa Kibarani: We recorded behind one of the long houses under two great trees, which sheltered us from the sun. Click here to read our fuller blog of this visit. Interviewing group leaders in the village of Kibarani The third group was Chechemeko raha, led by Bahri wa katana in…
What we learned from the pilot phase News
…objectives? There were a lot of lessons learned, but the bottom line is we all walked away very excited about Singing Wells and feel we’ve accomplished everything and more in the pilot: The Equipment: The mobile recording studios performed flawlessly and the sound we captured is truly extraordinary. We played back the songs to everyone that would listen and to a person people were amazed at the quality of the recordings. There’s the odd cow, or sc…