Rwizi Africa Expeditions

24/02/2026

Saddle billed stalk catching cat fish

23/02/2026

Roaring of the Nile at Murchison falls.

23/02/2026

The roaring of the Nile at Murchison falls

08/02/2026

Drums in African cultures serve as essential, multi-functional tools for communication, social cohesion, and spiritual connection, acting as the “heartbeat” of community life. They are used to transmit messages over distances, accompany ceremonies like weddings and funerals, signify royalty, and facilitate spiritual rituals by calling ancestral spirits.
The key functions of a drum in African cultures include:
Communication: Drums act as a “talking” instrument, sending messages, clan praises, warnings of danger, or calls to meetings across long distances.
Ritual and Spirituality: They are central to religious ceremonies, used to invoke spirits, facilitate healing, or initiate individuals into adulthood.
Social and Cultural Events: Drums provide the rhythm for dancing and singing at festivals, births, weddings, and funerals.
Recording History: Through specific beats, drums act as oral history vessels, preserving ancestral stories, genealogies, and cultural knowledge.
Political Symbolism: Drums are used to represent the power of kings or chiefs, often housed in sacred, protected places.
Timekeeping and Alerts: They are used as alarm tools to warn of war, call to action (like public work), or mark time.

29/01/2026

24/01/2026

24/01/2026

Today we were lucky and privileged to have a clear view of Virunga mountains.
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22/01/2026

Leucistic Red Necked spurfowl in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is the Partial loss of pigmentation of hair feathers or fir in animals where a species or individual turns white but doesn’t change the eye.

01/01/2026

Our culture our heritage

01/01/2026

In Africa we don’t train to be musician but we are born