Matondoni Video

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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

Lamu 2nd Version

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

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

Lamu

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

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.
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islamic encounters in Lamu

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

We began the day with a boat trip to the other side of the Lamu Island: MatondoniIt took us half an hour during which we could… Read the rest

Farewell and departure to a different world

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Before we had to go to Malindi airport we took a cab to the small Takaye Village where we had spent a few days before. We said “Kwaheri” to everybody and gave them a small present: A small barrel organ… Read the rest