BaraBara.fm [v.3] – A Journey into the Sound of Kenya

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.
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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

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

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

A short review of the 9 days trip to the western side of Kenya:
We travelled from the border to Uganda in the northern part of Nyanza to the adjacent country in the south… Read the rest

The last evening was very nice, but the night was definitely too short.
We were on the road to South… Read the rest

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

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

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

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During my trip to Kenya I intend to record singers and other musicians in two different ways. First I will try to record the people as purely and as natural as possible. But second I prepared some playbacks that I… Read the rest