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TINASHE CHIDANYIKA - SOUNDS OF THE AFRICAN MBIRA CD

TINASHE CHIDANYIKA - SOUNDS OF THE AFRICAN MBIRA CD

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Artist:

CHIDANYIKA,TINASHE

Title:

SOUNDS OF THE AFRICAN MBIRA

Genre:

POP / INT'L & WORLD MUSIC

SKU:

743037223324

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4 - 8 Business Days

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SKU/Barcode: 743037223324

Between the sublime mbira playing of Stella Chiweshe and the mbira-like guitar lines of Thomas Mapfumo, there might not be a lot of room left for traditional Zimbabwean music on the world music circuits. Nonetheless, Tinashe Chidanyika makes a valiant entry, combining more traditional mbira lines with older forms of accompaniment -- cascading vocal harmonies that verge on yodeling. When he gets into a good loop, Chidanyika's full yodel moves into something of a Western, cowboy range. The music is mildly hypnotic, using repetition with non-repeating ornamentation to both lull listeners and keep them interested. The lyrics deal with themes of simple happiness and with modern poverty, generally not in the same song. A major highlight, though, is the piece that's entirely new, not based on a specific Shona melody -- 'Ndotondera Gwenyambira' is a tribute to mbira players past, specifically calling out Dumisani Maraire and Ephat Mujuru with an entirely improvised melodic line and a simplistic backing rhythm. The mbira can alternately entrance listeners with its exoticism and dull them with its simplicity, but on this album Chidanyika does a fine job of sticking more to the exotic side of affairs.

1. Chemutengure
2. Chimanda
3. Mungara Ndenga Urombo
4. Chikende Kumbire
5. Chemutengure Nyunga Nyunga
6. Nhemamusasa
7. Kuparara
8. Chamuminuka
9. Mahororo Yakagara
10. Nyamaropa Yebvonga Mupopoto
11. Ndotondera Gwenyambira
12. Taireva
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