___Malawi Mouse Boys Make Music__ They make their living by catching mice and selling them on sticks as snacks to passing travelers. And they make their life with music. Three years ago San Francisco based producer Ian Brennan heard them and set up his portable studio to record them. From NPRs Weekend Edition, 12/13/14: In that little stretch of freeway where they live, theres a tradition where they sell mice on a stick, as snacks, meals to the passing travelers, Brennan says. And its quite a labor-intensive task. It requires that they get up before dawn and hunt the mice. And their primary competitor for the mice are wild boars and black mamba snakes, so it can be quite dangerous. Brennan set up his gear near the road where they were working and asked one of them, Alfred Gavana, to play and sing. And he played it so quietly it was almost inaudible, Brennan remembers. But when he came to the chorus, this group of 20 kids that was pressing in, from age 2, to age 18 or so, all kicked in on the chorus in multi-part harmony. And the sun was literally going down, with surround sound and one of the most musical moments Id ever had in my life. Getting their voices heard became a mission for Brennan. First he got the album released on a British label. __________________________________________ And now, theyre traveling. Theyve been to England and they will be traveling to Australia soon. I wish theyd come here. m.youtube/watch?v=aTEhdJGs0_I
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:26:16 +0000
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