Tag Archive - Nyatiti

African Strings: The Nyatiti and The Adungu

November 4, 2012

Blog missing image You might remember back in November 2011, while the Singing Wells team discovered the Music of the Luo, they recorded the beautiful sound of the nyatiti, eventually purchasing one for our studio back home! There's one on the right. On Day 11 of that field trip in Siaya, Kenya, they saw two nyatiti groups, first The Joginda Boys, featuring Oganda Joginda. Watch and listen:...

Gary Barlow, Ayub Ogada and our very own global song

May 28, 2012

...and his legendary Nyatiti Ayub Ogada features in the Diamond Jubilee song but he also performed in a global song for Singing Wells produced by Abubilla Music.

Gary Barlow, Ayub Ogada & the Diamond Jubilee song

May 19, 2012

Blog missing image Read about how Singing Wells was involved....

Day 2: Focus on the Nyatiti, Orutu and DRUMS!

November 29, 2011

Drummer-use We are based in Kisumu, at the Nyanza Club,  deep into Luo-land tribal music,   Today we are focusing on some of the best Nyatiti and Oruti players around.   And we discoverd the Keith Moon of Luo drumming. Woke up at the Nyanza Club, outside Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria.  This is the view of Lake Victoria we face in the morning before we set out to the next village, Saiya:...

On the eve of our very first field recording trip…..

March 28, 2011

The Legendary Ayub Ogado 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 ...