afrorack brian bamanya in residence smem x prohelvetia
Residence
Brian Bamanya aka afrorack is a multidiscplinary artist from Uganda. Alongside recording and performing his own electronic music, he is also credited as a pioneer of Do it Yourself modular synthesizers in Africa.
Brian will spend a month-long research trip at smem to gain inspiration and deepen his knowledge in the field.
"I have always been fascinated by music and the process of its creation but I quickly realized that it was prohibitively expensive to buy all the modern music instruments to create it. I figured that the easier way for me to get the music tools and instruments that I needed was to learn how to make them myself. This set me on a journey to teach mayself about electronics, computer programming, working with wood, metal and other materials. Slowly but surely, I started building my ideas into musical instruments and over time I got more experience and ideas in building instruments that I wanted."
Text credits: prohelvetia johannesburg / Photo credits: Komukama Darlyne & Udo Siegfriedt