Got a Zoom B3 pedal recently. Played around with the effects and the built in looper, my first time using one. Recorded on Ubuntu using Audacity (I'd have preferred Ardour, but Audacity has been easier to get started with.

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A cover of Ayub Ogada's Kothbiro, from the Constant Gardener soundtrack. The original was played on the Nyatiti, a type of lyre. Did this using the "Chord" patch of the Zoom B3, and loops across two bars.

A link to the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm46th-UsRE

Kothbiro Cover

The Coming Dawn. 

Lots of things going on here. There are two looped layers, each involving two tapped sections. So essentially, we've got 5 bass parts going simultaneously, with an improvised high register solo. (I'm starting to think I could use a six string :)). I used arena reverb, chorus and tape delay effects. I find that they work quite well (at least to my ear) for solo pieces, especially involving tapping.

I recorded this on my phone mic, in 3GP format, so pardon the sound quality :)

The coming dawn

A Saturday afternoon jam.

Denis Muiruri: Acoustic guitar, mixing, mastering.
Okal Otieno: Bass, keyboard.

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