'WORK on ALBUM - Mixed Sounds' Category

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

Nyatiti Remix

Monday, May 25th, 2009

The day before I recorded the old man, we met with the traditional nyatiti player Joseph Oganga. Usually Oganga is singing while he accompanies himself by playing nyatiti.
Whenever I asked him either to sing or to play… Read the rest

Album Sessions No. 1

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

10 days ago Sven began to work on the kenyan album. From today he will post some audio examples once a week. Hopefully these extracts give you an impression about the album process. Of course the mp3s are not perfectly… Read the rest