Archive for March, 2009

Kisumu countryside sessions

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009



What a day! Tabu, George, Patrick, Joseph, Agnieszka and Sven went to the country side of Kenya, very close to the Lake Victoria. Joseph is working on a research project about the history and… Read the rest

1st recording at Kisumu

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009




Today we went to the home place of… Read the rest

Tonight: Sven Kacirek in Concert

Saturday, March 7th, 2009



Tonight Sven will play one of the two upcoming concerts at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi. The second will be on April 4th, after the trips to Nyanza and to the Coast.… Read the rest

work and dancing in Nairobi

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Sven has set up his equipment at the auditorium and is rehearsing for the concert. He has already met with a young Nyatiti player from Nairobi called Ratai and finally Sven and Ratai did the first recording for the barabara-project.… Read the rest

Arrival at Goethe-Institut Nairobi

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

The 1st working day @ Goethe-Institut right in the centre of Nairobi. A lot of huge business buildings, shopping malls, small shops and restaurants make you first feel, like in many other metropolitan cities.

At the Goethe-Institut we meet… Read the rest

Bon voyage to Kenya

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Today in the morning at 7 o’clock the voyage started at the Hamburg Airport. Our friend Carla took us there. At the counter we were charged a huge amount for excess baggage by Lufthansa – so be sure to have… Read the rest

1st video recording: Sven preparing playbacks

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Here is the first session: preparing playbacks for the field and voice recordings in Kenya:


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