Afrorack – The Afrorack

Afrorack – The AfrorackBrian Bamanya is responsible for building Africa's first DIY modular synthesizer, a huge wall of home made modules and FX units that he dubbed, fittingly, The Afrorack. His reason for embarking on this difficult project was simple: as he began to investigate the world of modular synthesizers, he realized it would be difficult to acquire the technology in Uganda. Not only were there relatively few retailers across the whole of Africa, but the modules

early Com Truise recordings

conjuring up images of some vast

nine years later

the unwieldy storm of Tcheser Holmes’ drums

the band shared the following statement:

Touré became the youngest member of Gao’s regional orchestra

but on Guild of the Asbestos Weaver he evidences a true mastery of his machines

allowing their playing to be infused with the kind of electricity that has seen the band’s live show lauded across Australia and internationally

Sounding as bracing today as it did then

OOIOO viewed their instruments simply as “objects that make sounds”

Her debut Good Woman was a critical smash

” says McEntire