THE NILE PROJECT

At our first Nile Gathering in January 2013, a two-week music residency brought together an ensemble of Nile basin musicians to compose, record and perform new music that can inspire cultural and environmental curiosity. With so rich a pool of instruments and traditions to choose from while curating our first Nile Project ensemble, we have looked at timbres, local roles, regional relatives, linguistic etymology and connection to the Nile.