Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Singing Wells Spotlight shines a light on the music of different groups across East Africa.
The group is from the Murangi Village in the Mara Region. They were founded in 1999 and perform in the Vidogori style. Their instruments included: Ngoma za Budogori (drums, with a kick) and Njiga (shakers from gourds).
What’s interesting is how they set up their drums Western Style on a steel rack, and they leaned one large bass drum against the rack. The drummer then built a separate wooden kick pedal, so he could play all the drums with his hands and kick with his feet.
We had not seen this before and it meant the group has a very traditional sound but a very modern feel, with contemporary beats.
Find out more at singingwells.org, or see the full performances on our Youtube channel.
Singing Wells Spotlight shines a light on the music of different groups across East Africa.
The group is from the Murangi Village in the Mara Region. They were founded in 1999 and perform in the Vidogori style. Their instruments included: Ngoma za Budogori (drums, with a kick) and Njiga (shakers from gourds).
What’s interesting is how they set up their drums Western Style on a steel rack, and they leaned one large bass drum against the rack. The drummer then built a separate wooden kick pedal, so he could play all the drums with his hands and kick with his feet.
We had not seen this before and it meant the group has a very traditional sound but a very modern feel, with contemporary beats.
Find out more at singingwells.org, or see the full performances on our Youtube channel.
