Busy Days in Malindi
Between April and October the Galana River is home to many crocodiles and hippos. In March the weather is far too dry to attract even a few of these pretty dangerous animals. Therefore we could take a dugout canoe without fear and embark on a journey to a very small village very close to the river. Besides Raymond, two of his relatives, joined us on our way to the village and it was fun to share our boat with these people. They were singing during the whole journey….
Singing on a boat trip
From the riverbanks it was a long walk in the midday sun and took a bit of time bevor we were bided welcome.
At the village we met with some people who were playing a style called “Gonda”. Gonda music is based on strong rhythms. There is always one person hammering on a metal plate like crazy to give a clear and loud beat to all of the other musicians. Three of the drummers are playing very complex unison phrases while at least 8 women are singing to this very loud and very strong rhythm.
We did some fantastic audio and video recordings at this magical scene and had great views at this outlying place.
Later on we were invited to sit down under the usual phenomenal big tree to relax and have some talks with the people and to eat “Ugali”, a white pulp made out of water and maize. Ugali is the dietary staple of the Kenyan majority. Like all Kenyan dishes, ugali is eaten by hand.
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Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009 at 14:09
Hallo Sven,
Gerhild schickte mir den Link. Ich habe gerade das letzte Trommelvideo gesehen. Toll. Euch allen wünsche ich noch eine Menge guter Erlebnisse und Musik.
Viele Grüße
Herbert
Friday, 27 Mar 2009 at 14:56
Hi Sven,
einfach beeindruckend und schön! So ganz anders. By the way: New Zealand is worth visiting too. I am full of marvellous impressions. Was ich euch wünsche: weiterhin gute Grooves, spannende Begegnungen mit Menschen und halbwegs fliegende Flugzeuge.
Ganz liebe Grüße
Astrid
Sunday, 29 Mar 2009 at 11:39
‘Ciriss cross rhythm that explode with happines’,
fällt mir dazu ein.
Tolle Reise die ihr da macht, wünsche Euch einen save Trip
und mir das Gleiche für Süd Afrika 2010.
Dj