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Oliver Mtukudzi 11/17/2002

SHOWID 133046

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Set II

 

Set III

 

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with Bembaya Jazz

With his soul-inflected style, singer, songwriter, guitarist Oliver Mtukudzi is one of Zimbabwe's musical founding fathers and artist of global stature. His music has always articulated the struggles facing his country, not shying away from confronting a range of social issues, saying it's his message, not the beat, that sells the songs.

Bembeya Jazz are living legends of African music. Formed in 1961, they mixed popular Cuban and Congolese rhumba with Guinean traditional styles. Guitarists echoed the fluid melodies of the kora, horn sections harmonised ancient airs, singers affected the vocal dynamics of the griots to produce a cracking dance sound called Manding Swing.

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Christopher (4/3.7) CDR / 1 A A- View  
Notes: With his soul-inflected style, singer, songwriter, guitarist Oliver Mtukudzi is one of Zimbabwe's musical founding fathers and artist of global stature. His music has always articulated the struggles facing his country, not shying away from confronting a range of social issues, saying it's his message, not the beat, that sells the songs. Bembeya Jazz are living legends of African music. Formed in 1961, they mixed popular Cuban and Congolese rhumba with Guinean traditional styles. Guitarists echoed the fluid melodies of the kora, horn sections harmonised ancient airs, singers affected the vocal dynamics of the griots to produce a cracking dance sound called Manding Swing.
kablukiw (3/5) CDR / 1 A View   SBD > ? > CDR
Notes: total length 1:03:45; with Bembaya Jazz; one single track
smallp (3/5) CDR / 1 A- View   SBD
Notes: Burned as one track.
Christopher Stewart (3/0) CDR / 1 A A- View  
Notes: With his soul-inflected style, singer, songwriter, guitarist Oliver Mtukudzi is one of Zimbabwe's musical founding fathers and artist of global stature. His music has always articulated the struggles facing his country, not shying away from confronting a range of social issues, saying it's his message, not the beat, that sells the songs. Bembeya Jazz are living legends of African music. Formed in 1961, they mixed popular Cuban and Congolese rhumba with Guinean traditional styles. Guitarists echoed the fluid melodies of the kora, horn sections harmonised ancient airs, singers affected the vocal dynamics of the griots to produce a cracking dance sound called Manding Swing.
Mike (1/5) CDR / 1 A- View   sbd
Mike (1/0) CDR / 1 A- View   sbd
Rob Arken (0/5) / 0 View  
Notes: w/ Bembeya Jazz
calgarytrader (0/4.8) cdr / 1 a a View  
Jordan Wolfson (0/5) cdr / 1 View  
Notes: sbd. Thanks, Alan! with Bembaya Jazz With his soul-inflected style, singer, songwriter, guitarist Oliver Mtukudzi is one of Zimbabwe's musical founding fathers and artist of global stature. His music has always articulated the struggles facing his country, not shying away from confronting a range of social issues, saying it's his message, not the beat, that sells the songs. Bembeya Jazz are living legends of African music. Formed in 1961, they mixed popular Cuban and Congolese rhumba with Guinean traditional styles. Guitarists echoed the fluid melodies of the kora, horn sections harmonised ancient airs, singers affected the vocal dynamics of the griots to produce a cracking dance sound called Manding Swing.
EW (0/0) CD-R / 1 A- View   SBD
Notes: No setlist Recorded as 1 long track