This short documentary film, directed and produced by Engela Britz, is a creative component that accompanies her (2019) minor dissertation entitled "Songs in the Dust: Riel Music of the Northern and Western Cape, South Africa." It documents an experimental instrument-making workshop featuring Gert Swarts, Klaas van Zyl and Kola Zandberg, which was hosted by the author in Brandvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa.