Field Reports

We used the long ride back to interview Tabu, Steve and Andy about the Singing Wells project.  Worth a read... We’ve finished our trip and had our long ride back from Mombasa.   We used the opportunity to interview some of the team about the Singing Wells Project. Jimmy to Steve Kivutia (Singing Wells Project Manager): Q:  So, first tell us about your self and one thing surprising  SK:  I was born ...

Second day in Diani.   Early morning trip to Vuga Kwale County, in a densely covered village, of deep red earth, light blue buildings and wonderful village life.   Recorded our final two groups and packed up equipment for the long trip home. The village:   We recorded at the village's central meeting place.  Throughout recording, clothes were being washed, iron and hung to dry, meetings were being held, grain sifted, chickens chased about... We felt very much in the ...

We've already reported on our morning... this blog covers our afternoon with our 5th and 6th groups... in an extraordinary setting on a river bank.

  This is our second day of recording and a full one.    In this blog we report on the morning.  We'll give you a sense of the village, the groups, the kids and the 'setup'... The Village: This village was called Kibarani.  We set up behind on larged thatched hut in an open field, filmed with cows (lots of mooing ended up on record), cow poo (lots of misteps), children, beautiful trees, chickens... but far ...

After a long drive from Nairobi to Malindi yesterday,  we spent a full day recording in the village of Sita...  We reported on the drive over at the Abubilla Website (click here).  Let's focus this blog on today's music.  Afterall, it's all about the music. Three things to report.... The Village:  Sita is about 15 kilometres from Malindi, which is on the Kenyan eastern coast, against the India Ocean.    It ...

Greetings from Nairobi.  We arrived on Saturday and spent Sunday at Ketebul, meeting the team and then recording a 'Hall of Fame Concert' that Tabu had arranged at  Sippers (join them on Facebook, by clicking here) .   The music was fantastic and brought to life what the Singing Wells Project is all about. Let's focus on the music.  After all, it is all about the music and the concert that Tabu organised to celebrate ...