Artist.......: Oliver Mtukudzi
Album........: Nhava
Label........: Heads Up
Genre........: Ethnic
Catnr........: 3102
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Dec-26-2005
str.date.....: Apr-26-2005
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.headsup.com
track title time
01. Ninipa 05:03
02. Izere Mhepo 05:16
03. Pindirai 07:09
04. Menzva Kudzimba 05:20
05. Hazvireve 05:53
06. Hope 04:54
07. Tiregerereiwo 06:39
08. Handiro Dambudziko 05:51
09. Tiri Mubindu 06:15
10. Dzokai 05:10
11. Tozeza 06:09
12. Dzidziso 06:21
Runtime 70:00 min
Size 98,3 MB
Release Notes:
In addition to being one of contemporary jazz's top
indie labels, Heads Up International has delved
brilliantly into the vast riches of African music
these past years, bringing masters from that
continent to a greater stateside awareness via its
Heads Up Africa series. South Africa has gotten
most of the attention over the years, but as
singer, guitarist, and socially conscious composer
Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi shows, Zimbabwe has music
equally as compelling, vibrant, and rhythmic. Over
the past 25 years, Tuku has been such a force in
the musical landscape of the South African region
that his name has become synonymous with his style,
commonly known as "Tuku music." To the untrained
ear, these rollicking guitars and native
call-and-response patterns and harmonies may sound
a lot like other African styles, but this recording
ù whose title is the Zimbabwean word for "carrying
bag," that is, a satchel filled with advice,
encouragement, and wisdom - is ripe with his own
country's jit style, in addition to South African
mbaqanga. While certainly listeners can enjoy the
music just as a cool listening experience ù
sometimes bright and danceable like "Ninipa," at
other times more contemplative and melancholy like
"Tiri Mubindu" - Tuku provides liner notes that
explain his universal themes of humility, respect
for the environment ("Pindirai"), and of course,
the need for "Hope" in a troubled world.