Reflections on the pilot phase by Pato News
…roken down bathrooms and leaking toilets to malfunctioning AC (tee hee). Feeling energetic and full of excitement heading out for our first day of recording….aaaaah…..a flat on the V.I.P car and being the muscle of the team I was in charge of changing the tyre. A few minutes later we were ready to go. Jesse one of the studio engineers from ketebul who did not manage to travel with us arrived just as we were about to leave. I quickly helped him che…
Reflections on the pilot phase by Willie Bembe News
…restaurant is closed and we have to go out and get some food. DAY 3 We get into the car to go and find the first group we are to record Mwanzere Nyere wa Konde. Everyone is in high spirits as we get into the compound with old hats and set up the equipment. We get to see Andy in he’s real professional self. We learn a lot from him since now we can see how it is done in real time. The group is amazing. The father and son are very talented. DAY 3 I s…
Discovering music roots with SWP News
…xcept perhaps where some extra personnel may be required in future. The training aspect on this field trip was excellent. I don’t think it was the allure of a couple of cold beers at the end of each day that made the boys bring forth their best. Another beautiful occurrence at this stage of the project is that the Ketebul team laid its hands on new equipment that they were eager to be exposed to. I’ll take a back seat here (I come from the days of…
Testing the mobile recording equipment News
…e using during the tour of the villages. And as I write this, it’s already in use in Brazil. Jimmy Allen and Mike Park (Abubilla percussionist) have paid a flying visit to Meninos do Morumbi, another project supported by The Abubilla Music Foundation. At the weekend, they recorded Samba percussion on the streets of Sao Paulo for the new, global version of the Abubilla Music song, 71 Hours to Monday. Check out Jimmy’s blog on their progress: Quick…