Initial Recordings

Here are initial recordings by some of the members of the evolving Great Rift Valley Orchestra: 

1. Andrea Kalima of Tanzania plays the zeze (a 14-string harp) along with vocal accompaniment by Mwanaima Mrutu, also from Tanzania.


2.  Oboist Paul McCandless improvises with the call of the African Fish Eagle from Uganda.


3. Andy Cooke of Uganda plays the ennanga harp and sings.


4. Azat Aitkulov of the Bashkir tribe from the Ural Mountains in Russia plays on his kurai flute a song about the legend of the crane, entitled Zhuravel.


5. Azat Aitkulov on the kurai flute along with Andy Cooke on the ennanga harp.


The Flyways CD will be available in 2011, followed by a series of albums exploring in depth the traditions of the various countries.