Following the precious archival works of matepe master CHAKA CHAWASARIRA, NYEGE NYEGE TAPES delivers another superb and documentarily valuable release, this time focusing on the rich vocal traditions of the Banyankole and Bahororo peoples of western Uganda. JOHN KATOKYE, one of the most popular folk singers in western Uganda, presents his first official album. Like a string of Japanese haiku, he improvises short poems, expressing his feelings for his homeland, its history, and the cattle they hold dear through repeated phrases and conversational vocal sessions—a traditional singing style. Voices that repeat and respond as smoothly as a flowing river, paired with a low, full-bodied tone and flow. A record that lets you feel the warmth of a vocal style that has lived alongside the people for generations. (Original Japanese text by Akie)