'WORK on ALBUM - Mixed Sounds' Category

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

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

Arriving at Nairobi

Friday, July 24th, 2009

If you arrive at Nairobi it always takes some time to feel comfortable. After taking a cab at the airport you usually stuck in a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam.
2 hours and 10 miles later a crowd of honking cars… 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

Olith Ratego Children´s Song

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Four days before we went back to Germany I met with Olith Ratego. Olith is part of the younger nairobian music scene that still has a strong relation to its cultural roots. Nevertheless musicians like Olith or MakademRead the rest

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

Ohangla Turkey

Monday, June 1st, 2009

On Thursday I began to work on the Ohangla Recordings. The introduction that you listen to is based on an atmosphere that I recorded in front of Jack Nyandundo´s house. It features an old gackling turkey, (0:12, 0:16, 0:22)Read the rest