Artist.......: Stella Chiweshe
Album........: The Healing Tree (The Best Of Stella Chiweshe)
Label........: Shanachie
Genre........: Ethnic
Catnr........: 66004
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jul-09-2006
str.date.....: Jan-20-1998
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.stellachiweshe.co.zw
track title time
01. Huya Uzoona 03:24
02. Chigamba 07:56
03. Chipindura 02:18
04. Rwuye-Rwuye 04:40
05. Chachimurenga 04:50
06. Dande 04:26
07. Mudzimu Dzoka 03:50
08. Vana Vangu 08:38
09. Gwendere Gwendere 03:35
10. Chakwi 07:13
11. Nehondo 04:52
12. Mapiyemana 07:07
Runtime 62:49 min
Size 96,6 MB
Release Notes:
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati is a woman warrior
who defied the traditional gender roles of her
native Zimbabwe by learning to play the mbira, a
thumb piano whose ritual connection to the
ancestral spirits dates back to the 15th century.
More than two decades of international recording
and concert performances have earned Chiweshe the
title "Queen of Mbira," a distinction which led to
this "best of" compilation, her first CD on a
stateside label. Split between lulling unplugged
tracks (for dual mbiras, vocals, and percussion)
and lively worldbeat pieces (with that curious
Afro-pop mix of upbeat rhythm, buoyant melody, and
trenchant lyrics), the disc proffers multi-leveled
music for enthusiasts of both contemporary and
folkloric song forms. Cyclical motifs combine
earthy singing and translucent instrumental
syncopation to create a hypnotic sound of power and
ancientness. --Sam Prestianni