7/10th Feb Sweden,
Visited Claire and Graham Wilson who are now based in Stockholm, and worked on a Swedish recording project with Viola Grafstrom. This will be Viola’s first recording in her native tongue, Swedish. She has recorded a number of albums in English. Only a few gospel albums are recorded in Swedish.
Listen to one of Viola’s English songs.
2/3rd Feb Malmesbury, UK, Rwanda recording
Martin had a great couple of days recording the latest CD project for Rwanda with Dave Bankhead. This is the 3rd recording that Martin had been involved in for Rwanda. The recordings have helped build reconciliatory steps between the Hutu’s and Tutsi’s since the genocide over 10 years ago.
Dave has now been out in Africa to record the vocals and got a great response from the people. They are looking forward to using the songs in a celebration of 10 years of peace in July in Kigali. You can check out these projects at www.weareone.org.uk
Read Martin’s report of travels in Rwanda, July 2000 here. ♥
On his travels in 2000 Martin picked up this instrument called an Inanga. He calls it a “canoe with strings” …. but really it is a lyre like instrument known as a trough zither. Check out this video of an Inanaga being played.
Interested in more traditional Rwandese music? Then check out Cecile Kayirebwa’s album called Rwanda. ♥
You can also check out a track called Ikinimba from the Mana, Kiza U Rwanda CD below …
Ikinimba [4:19m]: 