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Music : Special Features
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The Shona culture of Zimbabwe has vital traditions and a vibrant contemporary music scene. Dr. Dumisani Maraire has been teaching Americans and Zimbabweans about them for over 20 years, both academically and on stage. Dumi is a master of the mbira (thumb piano), whose rolling circular rhythms are heard on a number of tracks on this CD. His mature voice provides marvelous deep flowing counterpoint to the plucked metal keys of the mbira. Dumi is known for his establishment of marimba groups, and you'll find some wonderful marimba works here featuring his group Minanzi III. Outstanding songs on Chaminuka include the irresistible, life-affirming, marimba piece "Buka Njari," the lyrics of which advise fighting the self-destructive animal which resides within each of us; and the mbira song "Mwanangu Kura Uridze Mbira" ("I Want My Child to Grow Up to Play Mbira"), which stresses the importance of passing on cultural traditions to the next generation. --Jeff Grubb
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Singer Robson Banda has championed the roots pop music of Zimbabwe for over twenty years. This is the first complete primer on this Southern African star and offers a stellar selection of spiritually charged roots pop and lively guitar-driven dance numbers. 13 songs, 69 minutes.
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In Zimbabwe, the clear, reedy voice of James Chimombe remains as one of the cherished sounds of the country's modern musical era. A guitarist, composer, and singer, Chimombe wrote and performed popular radio hits from the mid-70's until his tragic death in 1990. During those years, Chimombe played a hey role in Zimbabwe's appropriation of pop styles from Zaire, Kenya, South Africa, and the United States. Zairean rumba, township mbaqanga, and Country and Western music all influenced Chimombe's work, and yet, every track he recorded sounds unmistakably Zimbabwean. This is the first compilation of his work to reach Europe and the United States. 13 songs, 71 minutes.
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