'KENYA WEST: Nyanza Region - Victoria Sea' Category

The Ohangla Session

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The recording session we did at the home place of Jack Nyadundo on the 11th march was the first reording for the barabara-project at all. you can see some pictures here.
Jack Nyadundo and his young band are playing… Read the rest

Six Finished Nyanza Tracks (Extracts)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Ogoya Nengo
Ogoya Nengo Video

Okumo Korengo
Okumo Korengo Video

Owino Koyo
Owino Koyo Video

Jack Nyadundo Orchestra
Jack Nyadundo Photos

Olith Ratego

Joseph Oganga
Joseph Oganga Video

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Okumo Korengo

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

The kenyan guitar-like instrument called Nyatiti is one of the most important instruments of the Nyanza Region. On march 11th we met with two different Nyatiti players. First we went to the village of Joseph Oganga. (Watch the video)… Read the rest

It s Not The Real Ohangla

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

This is a longer version based on the recordings we did in Kisumu on march 10th. As I have already written before, Ohangla Music is totally hip in Kisumu. It s really the big thing at the moment. They… Read the rest

Ogoya Nengo Long Version

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Here comes a longer version of Ogoya Nengo. After listening to her takes over and over again and again, I am still so impressed by her singing. What a voice !
For the middle section of the song I… Read the rest

Joseph Oganga Extract

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

And this is a longer version based on the recordings we have done with Joseph Oganga right before we met with Owino Koyo on march 11th. I think the version is still a little bit to cheesy and a… Read the rest

Owino Koyo long version

Monday, August 17th, 2009

This is a longer version based on the recordings we did on march 11th with Owino Koyo in his small village just a stone´s´throw away from the lake victoria.
Both the video of the recording session and the… Read the rest

Ogoya Nengo Video

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Here come a fiew scenes from the session with Dodo player and singer Ogoya Nengo. It was a fun day with a lot of interesting and nice happenings such as praying, talking, eating and dancing with the people from Ogoya’s… Read the rest

Crazy Shaker Man

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

If you watch the video of the recording session we did on march 12th in Rongo Village you won´t be surprised that our working title of this session is called “the crazy man recordings”….
It was our last… Read the rest

Nyatiti Recording at Aluny Village

Friday, July 17th, 2009

March 11th was one of the most exciting days during our stay. In one day we met with Ogoya Nengo, Joseph Oganga, Owino Koyo and last but not least Okumo Korengo.
We came upon Korengo at… Read the rest