Dj Raph - Ikondera

Ikondera was produced by Raphael Kariuki in Nairobi, Kenya & Bayreuth, Germany. All ethnographic recordings used on this record are part of the Unesco World Heritage with friendly support of Klassik Center, Kassel. During marriage celebrations in the Kisenyi (Lake Kivu) region, Hutu women and girls sing and dance an imbyino or popular song. This particular song is responsorial, with unison choir and soloist in alternation. An infectious, joyful feeling is transmitted through the soloist, the choir and people in attendance through the song-and- response pattern. Original recording: Ikondera (Song of bride’s friends) – An Anthology of African Music Disk 2, The Music of Rwanda, no.11