The First of All These

The first music recordings to come out of The Works Ltd are that of Ruth Scott, my sister, who I was priveleged to record over the Christmas and New Years holiday, while she was up from South Africa. And although the recording has turned out well and the process enjoyed by both me and Ruth, it was somewhat rushed and still needs some work. Ruth is a talented musician and is continuing her pursuit in music, hoping to complete her degree, a BA Music, over the next three years.

We were able to finish two songs titled "Worse or Better" and "Don't Rush", the latter influenced in arrangement by Postal Service yet without the electronic drum mix. The first is about someones struggle with leaving their partner. The second is about not rushing headlong into a relationship but giving it the time it needs, "we have plenty of time".

The next project is to finish recording a single with up and coming Tanzanian female music artist, Tina Korroso. I was write a song that really suited her voice and song style, which is very much influenced by the likes of Brenda Fassie, Miriam Mekeba, and successful South African group Freshly Ground. Her addition of soulful lyrics and song structure have helped create what I hope will be a new wave and new sound for Tanzania and help in redirecting what has become a somwhat stale music scene in Tanzania.

At the same time as completing this recording I will be recording a five song hip hop/rap album for a musician from Chole Island, a small island in southern Tanzania off the coast of Mafia Island, an island where no more than 900 people live, where this young man, called Ngapu, would never see this kind of opportunity. We hope to be able to tap into his talent and share his story.

I have also started talking with one of Tanzania's top recording artists about future work, possibly sometime this year.

We had not originally intended on making a move into music quite as soon as we have but there is a gap to be filled and as it is my natural tendency to seek out musicians, I am happy to be moving in this direction, though we will continue working on radio commercials.