The album is finished. It is not mastered yet but I finally drew up 13 different tracks that hopefully fit together pretty well. The album won t come out before October 2010 but the last days I have posted extracts… Read the rest
Track No 4: Olith Ratego
Olith Ratego
Fieldrecordings:
Olith Vocal Take
Road Trip
Track No 5: Kayamba Orchestra
Kayamba Track
Fieldrecordings:
Ogoya Nengo
Fieldrecordings:
Ogoya Vocal Take
Village Atmo/Preaching
Click here to watch the video of the recording session with Ogoya Nengo
Track… Read the rest
This is an idea for the last track of the album. The track is based on a field recording I did on a hot Sunday in Takaye Village, just a stone ´s throw away from the Centre of Malindi. Early… Read the rest
This is a first try based on the great Kayamba Recordings we did in Kwale. Don t miss the video of the recording session. It s amazing to see how 8 people play the Kayamba in unison.
kayamba track
This is a new version of the Lamu- flute track. I recorded some kind of solo handdrums in the middle part of the song. Though the track sounds different from the extracts I have already posted, I hope, that you… Read the rest
On march 22nd I recorded a flute player in Lamu. Last week I played some simple beats on two different tamobourin drums, which I bought in Kenya, on top of the original recordings.
Yesterday I added a soft brush… Read the rest
On march 22nd Mbui and Mbutch invited us to meet their great band in a small village very close to Malindi. First we had to drink a glass of self made coconut schnapps (video)
Then Mbui, his father Mwatela… Read the rest
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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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
