Rapasa was instrumental in the rebirth of Making Tracks. After he gave a workshop at SOAS University in 2018, he spent some time with the director of Making Tracks, Merlyn Driver where he shared his experience at OneBeat. It gave the spark needed for Merlyn to form the rebranded concept of Making Tracks as we know it now. You can find out more about Making Tracks on the dedicated website.

In 2019 he participated in the program as a fellow artist. Beautiful and outstanding collaborative worked formed and were performed in 10 venues around the UK including King's Place in London and The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. It also involved workshops for schools where Rapasa excelled in inspiring students. Amongst the collaboration one notable piece was composed in collaboration with Kaviraj Singh (santoor musician) a song called Kisuma. It explores the barter trade tradition, practiced by the Luo community living along the shores of Nam Lolwe (Lake Victoria) bordered by Kisumu. They looked at their relationship with the city and the people around it. Kavi's Father was born in Kenya during the railway building which served as one of the important routes during the colonial times. It was great to find a story that connects their fathers’ generation and their generation. Both their instrument's limitations did not discourage them from exploring and looking at compromises that could be made, either by re-tuning or creating ostinatos that fits. Kisuma has been a great success that takes roots from African and Indian traditions. Some video output of the residence can be found here. Audio output can be found on Bandcamp. 

Since then he has become part of the team as a workshop facilitator. Most recently he created a video about nyatiti which ups can watch from this page.

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