'_This and That' Category

German Record Critics honors “The Kenya Sessions”

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The “Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik” honors “The Kenya Sessions”. Sven Kacirek, Ogoya Nengo, Owino Koyo and all the other Kenyan Musicians, Pingipung and the Goethe-Institute Nairobi are very proud to be nominated for the Record Critics Award 2011.

The Kenya Sessions Album Release Party

Monday, February 21st, 2011

We celebrate the Release of the Kenya Sessions Album, which came out on the Pingipung Label today. You can buy the album or the mp3 version at the Pingipung-Site, on iTunesAmazon, on… Read the rest

New York Concerts with Ogoya and Olith

Monday, December 20th, 2010

The New York based music festival E se in Manhatten invited Sven to play there in December. Sven planned to perform there with Ogoya Nengo and Olith Ratego.
After weeks of collecting documents and… Read the rest

Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung awards the barabara.fm project

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

On Septmeber 28 the German “Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung” awarded a price to the barabara.fm-project in the presence of Bundeskanzler Angela Merkel.
More Information on their Website and the Werkstatt N Website.

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GPS-Section revised

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Please visit our LAST SEEN AT Page for revised reports on the gps positions troughout Kenya. The Satelite view allows to zoom in and out and move around the adjoining places from on high.






Press Review

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Interview with Sven Kacirek about the BaraBara.fm project at the audiovoltaics digital music culture.
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Matondoni Track Idea (Extract)

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

This is a first try out based on the great recording we did in Matondoni, this small island just a stone´s throw away from Lamu.
matondoni extract

Ogoya Nengo

Monday, June 15th, 2009

During the last days I worked out a track-idea based on the recordings we did on march 11th in the small village of the female singer Ogoya Nengo.
After an incredible welcome-ceremony, Ogoya asked us to enter her… Read the rest

Photo Update and Video Rework

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

I added some new photos and descriptions about the long sunday 22/03/09, where we met the Sengenya music and dance group at Mbui’s place. There are also some new photos in the report about the Galana River boat trip… Read the rest

Back in Hamburg

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Today we arrived in Hamburg, after wonderfull and exciting five weeks in Kenya.
Because of two other projects Sven has to play in april he will start to work on the album based on the Kenyan recordings in mid-May.… Read the rest