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KMT – EMMA, November 2008 Midterm Presentation

Butala-Project, Chibale Zambia. KMT – EMMA, November 2008 Midterm Presentation. general meaning of Butala = storage for any kind of food, but especially for rice, maize, etc. Butala – Project Butala. Butala – Project Chibale.

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KMT – EMMA, November 2008 Midterm Presentation

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  1. Butala-Project, Chibale Zambia KMT – EMMA, November 2008Midterm Presentation

  2. general meaning of Butala = storage for any kind of food, but especially for rice, maize, etc. Butala – ProjectButala

  3. Butala – ProjectChibale • A relatively wide area in the district of Serenje (Zambia), approximately 400 km north east of Lusaka. • The farm (“Butala-Village”: about 30 minutes walking distance from Chibale(-Village) deeper into the bush. • Time: 8 weeks (detailed report follows).

  4. Butala – Project Music: Work/Products 1. Work with ProTools 2. H4 3. Compositions 4. Research 5. Teaching

  5. Butala – ProjectProTools • a) Musicians • Flute player George (files probably lost due to crashed HD)‏ • Alube • Mwappe Ali • Chisenga • Flute player Gabriel • b) Band • Kalindula Band • c) Instruments • Recordings of all the instruments we could get a hand on • d) Cutting and mixing of recordings (incl. from H4)‏

  6. Butala – ProjectH4 1. Recording of musiciansE.g. male singer (style: singer/songwriter), Gabriel, rehearsals for Chibwelamushi,and all people who visited spontaneously 2. Recording humans, and everything connected with humans(Cars, house, generator, etc. basically everything what could be used to produce a sound)‏ 3. Recording nature, and ambience [4. Processed sounds from supercollider]

  7. Butala – ProjectCompositions • 1. Songs • Material from database • Recordings with musicians • Other recorded material (spoken words/sounds from humans, Kalindula band etc)‏ • 2. Sound Compositions • Experimenting with new patches for SuperCollider e.g. “Generator in Africa (pt.1)” • 3. Work on FilmSoundtrack Cologne(with material collected in Chibale)‏

  8. Butala – ProjectResearch • 1. Working with musicians • West meets Chibale musiciansTwo babaton players (Kalindula band) playing/improvising to western drum pattern • 2. Reaction of music/sound in combination with picture • Music/sound underneath pictures of Sancha Hill • 3. Building a drum in Chibale • Article (and video)

  9. Butala – ProjectTeaching 1. Database (Butala – former: Amalimba)‏ 2. GarageBand 3. H4 4. Radio Play 5. Office (and book keeping)‏ 6. Manuals

  10. Butala – Project“Others” 1. Building instruments 2. Booming for the film crew 3. Repairing Computers

  11. Butala – ProjectOutlook For/with the group 1. Set-up and maintenance of Wiki 2. Sound Design for the documentary Own 1. Compositions (see appendix)‏ 2. Music under some short extracts of films about nature 3. Sound design library (also with samples of musical instruments)‏ 5. Articles about the results of the research about reactions to music/sounds in combination to pictures (Sancha Hill), and a short one about working with local musicians [4. Radio Plays/music of stories/recordings from the Butala-database]

  12. Butala – ProjectAppendix • List for Compositions • Gerenator (part 2 and 3) • Basil song • Butala song with elements of the other company members • Kalindula Band (“drum&bass” version) • (Chisenga) Lullaby • Mwappe Ali, and sounds from the ngolwa • Material from database, respectively new recorded: the two old women in the kitchen singing • Music under short parts of nature (own film material, and from colleagues) • Song with sounds (or inspired by) recordings of birds • Sound composition with sounds (or inspired by) recordings of crickets • Sound composition with sounds (or inspired by) recordings of fire • Sound composition with sounds (or inspired by) recordings of two kettles • if still in request: groove for “Joki” • Finish collection of some ideas/motives in Logic

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