In a quiet park in Kampala, Uganda, 14 musicians from seven East African
countries sit together under a tree. They're working on an idea from Ugandan
musician Lawrence Okello.
"This is what I would suggest for this piece: That we have a
conflict," Okello says to the group. "And then all of us will keep on
adding flavors from different cultures, but maintaining the water that
flows."The musicians speak many languages, which means ideas and instructions have to get translated multiple times. They use different rhythms, even different tonal systems. And they play many instruments: Sudanese harps, Kenyan kettle drums, Ethiopian violins, Burundian thumb pianos, Egyptian flutes. Click the link below to read more
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