The Good Ones
Rwanda Sings With Strings (LP)
FormatLPLabelGlitterbeatGenreFolk & Traditional
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The celebrated Rwandan folk duo returns with a resonant fifth album, Rwanda Sings with Strings. The record combines their signature earthy vocals and acoustic instrumentation (guitar and hand percussion) with atmospheric cello and violin arrangements, creating a soundscape that vividly brings to life their powerful stories of resilience, memory, and longing.
Recorded 100% live without overdubs in a hotel room by Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Parchman Prison Project), the album delivers an unusually intimate listening experience. Reflective, unfiltered and deeply human.
Format
Recorded 100% live and without overdubs in a single afternoon.
All string parts were improvised first takes.
Release notes
Recorded 100% live and without overdubs in a single afternoon. All string parts were improvised first takes.
| A1 | Agnes Dreams Of Being An Artist | ||
| A2 | One Red Sunday, You Lied & Tried To Steal My Land | ||
| A3 | Kirisitiyana Runs Around | ||
| A4 | In The Hills Of Nyarusange, They Talk Too Much | ||
| A5 | I Love You So Much, But You Refused To Marry Me (Your Beauty I Cannot Unsee) | ||
| B1 | Mediatrice, You Left This World Too Soon | ||
| B2 | You Were Given A Dowry, But Abandoned Me | ||
| B3 | The Valley Of The Turkeys (The Things I've Seen) | ||
| B4 | Everyne, The Earnest One | ||
| B5 | The Older Girls Lead The Little Ones Astray |
- Paul Elliott
- Artwork By, Layout
- Gordon Withers
- Cello
- Marilena Umuhoza Delli
- Executive Producer, Photography By
- Janvier Havugimana
- Harmony Vocals, Tambourine, Percussion
- Michael Romanowski
- Mastered By
- Ian Brennan
- Producer, Engineer, Mixed By
- Adrien Kazigira
- Songwriter, Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Matvei Sigalov
- Violin
