BaraBara.fm [v.3] - A Journey into the Sound of Kenya » Kaswida http://www.barabara.fm In this work documentation blog you can find traditional kenyan music, recorded and combined by Sven Kacirek and Agnieszka Krzeminska Mon, 31 May 2010 17:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Matondoni Video http://www.barabara.fm/2009/12/16/matondoni-video/ http://www.barabara.fm/2009/12/16/matondoni-video/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:00:49 +0000 Agnieszka http://www.barabara.fm/?p=681 Here comes a new video about the recordings we did on march 25th in Matondoni, this small island close to Lamu.
The music of the traditional Kaswida group was so different from everything else, we had seen the… Read the rest

]]> Here comes a new video about the recordings we did on march 25th in Matondoni, this small island close to Lamu.
The music of the traditional Kaswida group was so different from everything else, we had seen the days before.
At least ten male singers of three different generations sang a fiew melodies over and over while the rhythm group played and hammered continuously a very monoton and ruminant beat.
The slow and coordinated movements of the old men and young boys were graceful and full of inner fragility. A lot of children were playing around us and the veiled women regarded the dance from the background. While we sweat at 35 °C.
Listen to the version, Sven created based on the Matondoni Recordings.
And here is the corresponding video track:

How do you like it?

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