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  1. Linos Wengara Magaya – Ndakakutaurira

    amf.didiermary.fr/linos-wengar

    Linos Wengara Magaya is a UK-based Zimbabwean musician and bandleader. His band, Zimbaremabwe, covers a variety of styles, but specializes in the chimurenga style of electric mbira music pioneered by Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited.

    #Mbira #Zimbabwe #Folk #Reggae

  2. Baloji Feat. Konono N°1 – Karibu Ya Bintou

    amf.didiermary.fr/baloji-konon

    “Karibu Ya Bintou” comes from Baloji‘s album “Kinshasa Succursale.“

    Video shot in the streets of Kinshasa.
    Electric thumb piano (aka likembé) played by Konono N°1, the legendary Congolese band whose junkyard sonics and trademark “Congotronics” sound has had a major influence on the electronic and indie rock scenes.

    #Congo #CongoPunk #Congotronics #Mbira #Rap

  3. Prince K. Musarurwa – Nyamatsatse

    amf.didiermary.fr/prince-kudak

    RIP Prince K. Musarurwa (December 5, 1988 – February 15, 2020), also known simply as Prince, who was a Zimbabwean African Jazz singer, songwriter and producer. He played the guitar and mbira.
    “Nyamatsatse” was released on his last album before his death at 31.

    Musarurwa was born and raised in Zimbabwe. His career began within the […]

    #Jazz #Mbira #Zimbabwe #AfroJazz

  4. [ Lampo ]

    Malnovmoda stratlanterno el tordita fero kaj matumita vitro. Froste superglazurita kun neĝo kaj pintaj glacipendaĵoj kiel afrika dikfingra piano.

    ~kalimbo~

    \eZ

    #miksang #dailypic #aphotoaday
    #Esperanto #photography #photo
    #winter #snow #frost #frozen #ice #icicles #lamp #streetlamp #idiophone #mbira #kalimba

  5. Kondi Band – It’s God’s World (So Don’t Do Bad)

    amf.didiermary.fr/kondi-band-g

    The album “We Famous” is Sierra Leone’s Kondi Band return in 2021.

    Kondi Band is a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who himself has Sierra Leonean roots.

    The project was spawned after Boima happened upon an online video of one of Sorie’s [...]

    #Mbira #SierraLeone #Electro

  6. Ephat Mujuru & the Spirit of the People

    amf.didiermary.fr/ephat-mujuru

    In 1972, Ephat Mujuru formed his first group, naming it for one of the most beloved Shona ancestors, Chaminuka. In the midst of the liberation struggle, mbira music became political. Singer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo began interpreting mbira songs with an electric dance band, creating chimurenga (loosely “struggle”) music, named for the independence [...]

    #80smusic #Mbira #Zimbabwe #Folk

  7. Konono n°1 meets Batida – Nlele Kalusimbiko

    amf.didiermary.fr/konono-n1-me

    Video for “Nlele Kalusimbiko” featuring AF Diaphra on vocals and Papa Juju on guitar, filmed in Portugal.

    For this new album, the legendary Congolese band has joined forces with acclaimed Angolan/Portuguese artist Batida aka Pedro Coquenão. Along with producer Vincent Kenis, they convened in Batida’s garage-cum-studio in [...]

    #Congo #CongoPunk #Congotronics #Mbira #Electro

  8. Konono n°1 playlist

    amf.didiermary.fr/konono-congo

    Le style de Konono n°1, c’est tout un ensemble de rythmiques qui vous hypnotisent et vous amènent aux portes de la transe (pianos à pouces ou sanza/likembe, et percussions bricolés avec des morceaux de métal et des pièces de voitures recyclés) appuyées par […]

    #Congo #CongoPunk #Congotronics #Mbira #Soundcloud

  9. Francis Bebey – Essok’am

    amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebe

    Né à Douala, Francis Bebey (1929-2001) est considéré comme l’un des pionniers de la musique africaine en Occident. Chanteur et guitariste, il était également poète, conteur et grand joueur de sanza, le piano à pouces, instrument relativement inconnu à cette époque hors d’Afrique. Ecrivain, il publie plusieurs ouvrages. [...]

    #90smusic #Cameroon #FrancisBebey #Mbira #OldAfricanMusic

  10. RIP Mbuya Stella Chiweshe

    amf.didiermary.fr/rip-mbuya-st

    Veteran award-winning musician and Mbira artist Mbuya Stella Chiweshe, the “Queen of Mbira” died in January 2023.She was internationally known for her singing and playing of the mbira dzavadzimu, a traditional instrument in Zimbabwe, that she learned to play between 1966 to 1969, when fewer females played this instrument.

    “I am a rebel,” […]

    #Mbira #Zimbabwe #Folk

  11. Hukwe Zawose – Chibite (1996)

    amf.didiermary.fr/hukwe-zawose

    Hukwe Zawose was a prominent Tanzanian musician.
    He played the ilimba, a large lamellophone similar to the mbira, as well as several other traditional instruments.

    Enchanting, innovative songs from Tanzania’s national treasure, using the vital tools of his musical ancestors: thumb piano, fiddle flute and voice. There is a Swahili proverb, “Muziki Ni Chakula Cha Roho,” […]

    #Mbira #Tanzania

  12. Taa! – Field recordings from Botswana

    amf.didiermary.fr/taa-field-re

    “Taa! Our Language May Be Dying, But Our Voices Remain” is an album of field recordings from Botswana.

    Taa (“human being”) is a rich language as it possesses 112 sounds, the most of any language in the world, but is on the verge of extinction. This captivating music, shamanic ghostly ballads from the farthest reaches […]

    #Botswana #Mbira #Folk

  13. Thomas Mapfumo – Marudzi Nemarudzi

    amf.didiermary.fr/thomas-mapfu

    Thomas Mapfumo was the voice of a revolution, the icon whose music soundtracked the death of Rhodesia and the birth of Zimbabwe.

    But, by the time he recorded Rise Up in 2006, the tables were turned, the optimism extinguished. The Zimbabwean authorities now hounded Mapfumo, who quietly slipped out of the country to live in […]

    #LiveMusic #Mbira #Zimbabwe

  14. Pierre Didy Tchakounté

    amf.didiermary.fr/pierre-didy-

    Pierre Didy Tchakounté “Ou c’est lui, ou c’est moi”, from album “Magabe Man”.

    Depending on the country, the “thumbs piano” is called a Mbira, a Sanza, a Blab… The “queen of this instrument” was Stella Chiweshe, from Zimbabwe. Pierre Didy Tchakounté is considered the father of modern mangambeu, a traditional music and dance from Cameroon. […]

    #70smusic #Cameroon #Mbira

  15. Chiwoniso – Rebel Woman

    amf.didiermary.fr/chiwoniso-re

    Chiwoniso Maraire (5 March 1976 – 24 July 2013) was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, and exponent of mbira music, traditionally used by male musicians.The Mbira Queen is gone so young.

    #Mbira #Zimbabwe

  16. flourishes
    flung are
    this one
    sung

    enjoy this preview of track seven. voice, spoken word, drone, beats, guitar textures, synth outlines, flute, and my handmade mbira.

    (if you're new here, i am building a new studio album and sharing the first drafts as i make them. the whole thing will end up hosted/released somewhere, mastered and stuff, even if it's just me doing it all)

    #craque #ExperimentalMusic #ElectroAcoustic #ModularSynth #downtempo #triphop #idm #ambient #mbira #kalimba #guitar

  17. Francis Bebey – Psychedelic Sanza

    amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebe

    The incredible “Psychedelic Sanza (1982-1984)” album is a beautifully dreamy celebration of the uniquely affective timbre of the sanza, or African thumb piano, by Francis Bebey. […]

    #80smusic #Cameroon #FrancisBebey #FullAlbum #Mbira

  18. Unonzani?

    Unonzani is a track by the mbira songbird, gwenyambira Tanaka Chikati who goes by the stage name SunniChi. Unonzani the title of the track is a Shona word that asks the question: What is your name?

    The song is a reflective soundscape that reminds us to remember who we are and where we come from, especially in the prevailing socio-economic climate were one ends up travelling far from home for a destiny unknown….

    Unonzani Lyrics and Translation

    Huya pano
    (Come here)

    Chigwindiri changu
    (My dear child)

    Ndanzwa soko rekuti
    (I heard word that)

    Uchaenda mhiri kwemakungwa
    (You will travel abroad)

    Zvinoda kushinga
    (It requires courage)

    Zvinoda ruzivo
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember, my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva kwaunobva
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva mwanangu
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember my child)

    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko ?
    (What is your totem?)
    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko
    (What is your totem?)

    Uri mwana wamambo
    (You are a child of royalty)

    Asi muranda kwevamwe
    (But a commoner in a foreign land)

    Zvininipise
    (Humble yourself)

    Ubvise miti munzeve
    (And listen to wise counsel)

    Zvinoda njere
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda runyararo,
    (It requires peace)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Saka ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Ziva ziva mwana
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Produced, mixed, and mastered by: Rayo Beats and Ian Sinz
    Ngoma: Waheed
    Bass: TBlawu
    Guitar: Maestro
    Composed and written by Tanaka Chikati

    https://becomingthemuse.net/2023/11/25/unonzani-lyrics-and-translation-sunnichi/

    #immigration #Mbira #mbiraInstrument #mbiraSongbird #musicLyrics #musicReview #songLyrics #songReview #SunniChi #TanakaChikati #TheZimbabweanDream #Unonzani

  19. Unonzani?

    Unonzani is a track by the mbira songbird, gwenyambira Tanaka Chikati who goes by the stage name SunniChi. Unonzani the title of the track is a Shona word that asks the question: What is your name?

    The song is a reflective soundscape that reminds us to remember who we are and where we come from, especially in the prevailing socio-economic climate were one ends up travelling far from home for a destiny unknown….

    Unonzani Lyrics and Translation

    Huya pano
    (Come here)

    Chigwindiri changu
    (My dear child)

    Ndanzwa soko rekuti
    (I heard word that)

    Uchaenda mhiri kwemakungwa
    (You will travel abroad)

    Zvinoda kushinga
    (It requires courage)

    Zvinoda ruzivo
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember, my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva kwaunobva
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva mwanangu
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember my child)

    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko ?
    (What is your totem?)
    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko
    (What is your totem?)

    Uri mwana wamambo
    (You are a child of royalty)

    Asi muranda kwevamwe
    (But a commoner in a foreign land)

    Zvininipise
    (Humble yourself)

    Ubvise miti munzeve
    (And listen to wise counsel)

    Zvinoda njere
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda runyararo,
    (It requires peace)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Saka ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Ziva ziva mwana
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Produced, mixed, and mastered by: Rayo Beats and Ian Sinz
    Ngoma: Waheed
    Bass: TBlawu
    Guitar: Maestro
    Composed and written by Tanaka Chikati

    https://becomingthemuse.net/2023/11/25/unonzani-lyrics-and-translation-sunnichi/

    #immigration #Mbira #mbiraInstrument #mbiraSongbird #musicLyrics #musicReview #songLyrics #songReview #SunniChi #TanakaChikati #TheZimbabweanDream #Unonzani

  20. Unonzani?

    Unonzani is a track by the mbira songbird, gwenyambira Tanaka Chikati who goes by the stage name SunniChi. Unonzani the title of the track is a Shona word that asks the question: What is your name?

    The song is a reflective soundscape that reminds us to remember who we are and where we come from, especially in the prevailing socio-economic climate were one ends up travelling far from home for a destiny unknown….

    Unonzani Lyrics and Translation

    Huya pano
    (Come here)

    Chigwindiri changu
    (My dear child)

    Ndanzwa soko rekuti
    (I heard word that)

    Uchaenda mhiri kwemakungwa
    (You will travel abroad)

    Zvinoda kushinga
    (It requires courage)

    Zvinoda ruzivo
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember, my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva kwaunobva
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva mwanangu
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember my child)

    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko ?
    (What is your totem?)
    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko
    (What is your totem?)

    Uri mwana wamambo
    (You are a child of royalty)

    Asi muranda kwevamwe
    (But a commoner in a foreign land)

    Zvininipise
    (Humble yourself)

    Ubvise miti munzeve
    (And listen to wise counsel)

    Zvinoda njere
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda runyararo,
    (It requires peace)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Saka ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Ziva ziva mwana
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Produced, mixed, and mastered by: Rayo Beats and Ian Sinz
    Ngoma: Waheed
    Bass: TBlawu
    Guitar: Maestro
    Composed and written by Tanaka Chikati

    https://becomingthemuse.net/2023/11/25/unonzani-lyrics-and-translation-sunnichi/

    #immigration #Mbira #mbiraInstrument #mbiraSongbird #musicLyrics #musicReview #songLyrics #songReview #SunniChi #TanakaChikati #TheZimbabweanDream #Unonzani

  21. Unonzani?

    Unonzani is a track by the mbira songbird, gwenyambira Tanaka Chikati who goes by the stage name SunniChi. Unonzani the title of the track is a Shona word that asks the question: What is your name?

    The song is a reflective soundscape that reminds us to remember who we are and where we come from, especially in the prevailing socio-economic climate were one ends up travelling far from home for a destiny unknown….

    Unonzani Lyrics and Translation

    Huya pano
    (Come here)

    Chigwindiri changu
    (My dear child)

    Ndanzwa soko rekuti
    (I heard word that)

    Uchaenda mhiri kwemakungwa
    (You will travel abroad)

    Zvinoda kushinga
    (It requires courage)

    Zvinoda ruzivo
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember, my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva kwaunobva
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva mwanangu
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember my child)

    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko ?
    (What is your totem?)
    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko
    (What is your totem?)

    Uri mwana wamambo
    (You are a child of royalty)

    Asi muranda kwevamwe
    (But a commoner in a foreign land)

    Zvininipise
    (Humble yourself)

    Ubvise miti munzeve
    (And listen to wise counsel)

    Zvinoda njere
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda runyararo,
    (It requires peace)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Saka ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Ziva ziva mwana
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Produced, mixed, and mastered by: Rayo Beats and Ian Sinz
    Ngoma: Waheed
    Bass: TBlawu
    Guitar: Maestro
    Composed and written by Tanaka Chikati

    https://becomingthemuse.net/2023/11/25/unonzani-lyrics-and-translation-sunnichi/

    #immigration #Mbira #mbiraInstrument #mbiraSongbird #musicLyrics #musicReview #songLyrics #songReview #SunniChi #TanakaChikati #TheZimbabweanDream #Unonzani

  22. Unonzani?

    Unonzani is a track by the mbira songbird, gwenyambira Tanaka Chikati who goes by the stage name SunniChi. Unonzani the title of the track is a Shona word that asks the question: What is your name?

    The song is a reflective soundscape that reminds us to remember who we are and where we come from, especially in the prevailing socio-economic climate were one ends up travelling far from home for a destiny unknown….

    Unonzani Lyrics and Translation

    Huya pano
    (Come here)

    Chigwindiri changu
    (My dear child)

    Ndanzwa soko rekuti
    (I heard word that)

    Uchaenda mhiri kwemakungwa
    (You will travel abroad)

    Zvinoda kushinga
    (It requires courage)

    Zvinoda ruzivo
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember, my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva kwaunobva
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember where you come from)

    Kwaunoenda usiku Saka ziva mwanangu
    (Where you are headed to is unknown, so remember my child)

    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko ?
    (What is your totem?)
    Unonzani ?
    (What is your name?)
    Unobvepi ?
    (Where do you come from?)
    Unoereiko
    (What is your totem?)

    Uri mwana wamambo
    (You are a child of royalty)

    Asi muranda kwevamwe
    (But a commoner in a foreign land)

    Zvininipise
    (Humble yourself)

    Ubvise miti munzeve
    (And listen to wise counsel)

    Zvinoda njere
    (It requires knowledge)

    Zvinoda runyararo,
    (It requires peace)

    Zvinoda moyo wakasimba
    (It requires a strong heart)

    Saka ziva ziva mwanangu
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Ziva ziva mwana
    (Remember, remember my child)

    Ziva ziva kwaunobva
    (Remember, remember where you come from)

    Produced, mixed, and mastered by: Rayo Beats and Ian Sinz
    Ngoma: Waheed
    Bass: TBlawu
    Guitar: Maestro
    Composed and written by Tanaka Chikati

    https://becomingthemuse.net/2023/11/25/unonzani-lyrics-and-translation-sunnichi/

    #immigration #Mbira #mbiraInstrument #mbiraSongbird #musicLyrics #musicReview #songLyrics #songReview #SunniChi #TanakaChikati #TheZimbabweanDream #Unonzani

  23. Not to get stuck in an indie rock groove, here's something completely different from my previous musical offerings.
    The mbira was one of my favorite instruments from my intro level world music course way back in the day (along with the magic of the gamelan). The kids recently got hooked on this video, from the Duramazwi Mbira Group. Hypnotic thumb piano and chanting, good for the soul.
    (link to the music in first reply)
    #MusicalOffering #Mbira #WorldMusic #Zimbabwe #Duramazwi
    1/4

  24. I built a bass kalimba yesterday.

    if you smack it with a solenoid and capture the vibrations using a piezo pickup (contact mic) it sounds a lot like a bass drum!
    http://chrisbeckstrom.com/2019/02/22/33606/
    #diy #electroacoustic #instrument #instrumentmaking #Kalimba #mbira
  25. Electrified roots music from Congo with a “clear” Punk feeling…

    Le style de Konono n°1, c’est tout un ensemble de rythmiques qui vous hypnotisent et vous amènent aux portes de la transe (pianos à pouces ou sanza/likembe, et percussions bricolés avec des morceaux de métal et des pièces de voitures recyclés) appuyées par des guitares et des basses électriques… pour former un mélange entre la tradition (Bazombo) et les distorsions des instruments “customisés”.

    from KoToNTeeJ (2014)

    Le titre de leur album “Assume Crash Position“, enregistré à Kinshasa, est une traduction libre de “Konono”… Globalement, c’est “attachez vos ceintures, lorsque vous écoutez notre musique, et assumez…”

    #congos #congopunk #congotronics #mbira #soundcloud

    https://amf.didiermary.fr/konono-congotronics/