Group 6: Sudi Mavenge Story
…Rwandan board game) – this is about a Rwandan board game that people would bet their Inyambo cows for. If you won, you’d win two Inyambo cows. But if you lost, you’d donate your son to the King’s Palace to join the army. As the song says, if you’re going to play, be sure you’re ready. Simbi – this is a love song for Sudi’s wife, Simbi. It’s about how back when he was 27, many boys were running after her but they had no plans for marriage – but he…
The Tribal and Musical Structure of East Africa – Worldmap Research News
…data? When displaying data it’s no secret that people often understand it better when it’s interesting visually; this is why we often use charts and diagrams rather than bodies of text nowadays. Most people’s brains aren’t able to see patterns in data easily, especially when the data set is huge, so representing it in this manner means you can understand it easily. Looking at a map of where an instrument is used makes a lot more sense than lookin…
More on the launch of the Ketebul Music website News
…vered a great site right on brief and within a tight budget which is a big bonus for the Singing Wells funds. Here are a few words from Wesley Burden about the challenge we gave them…… “Ketebul Music required a website design that delivered a strong sense of the colourful music of East Africa and the traditions that their non-profit organisation aims to help preserve. Using our experience from working with Abubilla Music and Sideways Recordings we…