"After The War" by Chinobay - Next Stage Arts Project

"After The War" by Chinobay
September 11, 2022
Performance @ Next Stage Arts Project in Putney Vermont
nextstagearts.org
More about Chinobay: chinobay.com
video by ShefferSolutions.com
In this composition, Chinobay speaks of the plight of Ugandan refugee children and their families after the devastation of war. On this song, plays the Akogo, which is a type of kalimba or "thumb piano" from Uganda in East Africa. He makes all of the instruments that we saw him play on this wonderful afternoon of Pan-African roots music.
Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, Chinobay grew up playing the instruments of local Buganda musicians who provided the soundtrack for the Kanyange king’s palace just up the hill from his house. Deeply influenced by these musicians and their history of resistance, much of Chinobay’s earlier work featured folk songs that he learned from these musicians. Later, he started to play updated versions of these folk classics and learning several traditional instruments. Now as a songwriter, educator, and intercultural facilitator, Chinobay’s original work brings people’s stories to life to show the richness of Africa in all of its facets - not only as a backdrop for suffering.
The son of two teachers, Chinobay’s passion for arts pedagogy as a channel for social change has led him to follow in his parents’ footsteps as an arts educator. Chinobay started his engagement with cross-cultural exchange while still in elementary school, touring Europe in 1995 and sharing the sounds of Uganda with other school children as part of the school’s cultural troupe. In 1999, UNICEF Ambassador to Uganda Michel Sidibe heard Chinobay playing and invited him to join the GEM (Girl Education Movement) initiative, a campaign to advocate for free education for girls that had been denied the opportunity to be in school. Thanks to UNICEF, Chinobay was able to participate in seminars and workshops where his music acted as a powerful tool to reach, communicate with, and educate many people in rural areas about the importance of women’s education. Chinobay’s role as UNICEF ambassador allowed him to delve into the field of social responsibility, and his music permanently shifted to socially relevant topics, with the goal of helping to improve the lives of children.
Performance @ Next Stage Arts Project in Putney Vermont
nextstagearts.org
More about Chinobay: chinobay.com
video by ShefferSolutions.com

[@notinavacuum5966]

Chino bay is an amazing human being.

[@dadstermac]

Really nice Sarr. Carries their presence of the live show and cut a w a ys. Works great.

[@TeddyMcCready]

wow!! really love this

[@SarrSheffer]

Thank you Teddy, I would love the opportunity to shoot some video of you at some point. It's talent like yours that make my videos look great.