📷 Mbira | Apple iPhone 15 Pro 9mm f/2.8 (1/120 | f/2.8 | ISO 64)

#Netherlands #Huizen #Photography #MusicalInstrument #Mbira #Wood #Rustic #Instrument #ProcessZero #ShotOniPhone #Halide

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

A new addition to the #studio …

an #Elgato #StreamDeck XL, which will play back key commands and macros (once I program it!)

My primary purpose is to automate common tasks in #DolbyAtmos production, but it will be useful for pretty much anything I’d like to do at the touch of a button.

I love that you can customize the images and animations the buttons display … I immediately made a few screen savers.

This one is a photo of a beautiful #mbira I bought years ago from a #Zimbabwean musician.

Francis Bebey – Psychedelic Sanza

https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-psychedelic-sanza/

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

Live excerpt of “Mbira bari” from Trance Plantations.

#tranceplantations #falkschrauwen
#nathandaems
#brazil #samba #baritonesaxophone #mbira

Deep Roots Malawi

https://amf.didiermary.fr/deep-roots-malawi-documentary-2012/

De plus en plus d’initiatives, commerciales, équitables ou purement associatives, apparaissent pour “sauver” les cultures africaines, qu’elles se consacrent à l’art, la littérature ou la musique.

Le documentaire Deep Roots Malawi (2012) capture un instantané des diverses influences de la musique au Malawi, tout en offrant une approche de son histoire musicale. […]

#Documentary #Malawi #Mbira

Machinda - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAPaNDJUoU8

#Music #Mbira #Zimbabwe

Todzungaira - African Chamber Music #zimbabwe #ghana #mbira #chambermusic - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTZAN6-Uak

#Music

Brushes... Hang... and more...

#Music #Hang #Mbira #WorldMusic #Jazz

Konono n°1 meets Batida – Nlele Kalusimbiko

https://amf.didiermary.fr/konono-n1-meets-batida-nlele-kalusimbiko/

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 Lisbon with a series [...]

#Congo #Electro #CongoPunk #Congotronics #Mbira

Konono n°1 playlist

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

Konono n°1: Electrified roots music from Congo with a “clear” Punk feeling…

#Congo #CongoPunk #Congotronics #Mbira #Soundcloud

🎶🎶 Deep Roots Malawi

🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/deep-roots-malawi-documentary-2012/

De plus en plus d’initiatives, commerciales, équitables ou purement associatives, apparaissent pour “sauver” les cultures africaines, qu’elles se consacrent à l’art, la littérature ou la musique.
Le documentaire Deep Roots Malawi (2012) capture un instantané des diverses influences de la musique au Malawi, tout en offrant une approche de son histoire musicale.

A documentary examining the roots of music in Malawi and challenging Malawian musicians to discover a music of their own, takes you into the heart of a cultural revolution, where vibrant ancient traditions are inspiring hip-hop artists and chart topping bands.

Avec Gasper Nali et son Babatoni

Le Malawi est situé en Afrique australe, totalement enclavé entre le Mozambique, la Zambie et la Tanzanie, donc sans débouché sur la mer. Heureusement, il est baigné par le 3ème lac d’Afrique (en superficie).

La culture musicale ancestrale a été peu enregistrée, mais quelques cassettes réalisées dans les années 40 ou 50 ont tout de même permis de sauver certaines danses traditionnelles et leurs accompagnements.
Après la 2ème guerre mondiale, les soldats ont rapporté le banjo au Malawi et l’ont intégré, ainsi que d’autres influences, dans les rythmes traditionnels. Ainsi, pendant de nombreuses années, des duos banjo/guitare ont dominé la scène du Malawi, avant d’être supplantés par la musique “Kwela” d’Afrique du Sud.
D’autres formes musicales ont régné sur le pays : le Jazz acoustique dans les années 70, puis une forme d’Afro-Rock. Dans les années 80 et 90, le Soukous Congolais est également adapté, car il pouvait aisément fusionner avec les formes traditionnelles de musique. Depuis, le Reggae, le Gospel et la Pop sont apparues et ont été aussi “fusionnées”.

Le documentaire “Deep Roots Malawi” raconte l’histoire de la musique au Malawi et présente la scène contemporaine, ainsi que son environnement : producteurs, radios, festivals…
Il a été distribué au Malawi par le Ministère de l’Education à la télévision. Les enregistrements musicaux ont été diffusés à la radio. Tout l’argent ainsi récolté, sans oublier les donations ont été investies dans un fonds pour supporter d’autres projets musicaux au Malawi.

Pour conclure, une petite phrase extraite du film : “In Malawi, Music is the Message”…
IMHO, la musique est le message, et pas seulement au Malawi… croyez-moi…

Voir aussi http://cedarspringwolf.com/projects/deeprootsmalawi.html

#Global - #Documentary #Malawi #Mbira

Next request, fedi!

I’d like to buy a #kalimba or #mbira as a gift. Would prefer to buy from an indie maker, and Etsy just seems like a swamp of OEM crap it’s hard to sift through these days.

Anyone have a recommendation? £30–£60? (Is that a fair price?)

Ephat Mujuru & the Spirit of the People

https://amf.didiermary.fr/ephat-mujuru-spirit-people-mbavaira/

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 fighters. [...]

#80smusic #Mbira #Zimbabwe

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

The #Mbira Dzavadzimu (mbira of the ancestors) is a large lamellophone from #Zimbabwe, likely going back around 1300 years. It produces a complex harmonic and polyphonic #music; originally 2 mbiras plus hosho (gourd rattle) would play a continuous yet shifting cycle during the bira ceremony.
This is Erica Azim playing a #Shona #song called Shumba. Also note the yodelling, which is a typical part of the vocal style.
#Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic #instrument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR62j9kK3M0

🎶🎶 Pierre Didy Tchakounté

📨 Pierre Didy Tchakounté "Ou c'est lui, ou c'est moi", from album "Magabe Man".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL10X1OlsZQ

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.

[More...]
🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/pierre-didy-tchakounte-lui-moi/

#OldAfricanMusic #70smusic #Cameroon #Mbira

🎶🎶 Hukwe Zawose – Chibite (1996)

📨 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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHNQ5E8swQ

Enchanting, innovative songs from Tanzania's national treasure, using the vital tools of his musical ancestors [...]

🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/hukwe-zawose-album-chibite-1996/

#Folk #Mbira #Tanzania

🎶🎶 Taa! – Field recordings from Botswana

📨 "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 [...]

🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/taa-field-recordings-botswana/

#Folk #Botswana #Mbira #AfricanMusic

🎶🎶 Taa! – Field recordings from Botswana

🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/taa-field-recordings-botswana/

“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 of Southern Africa, is created by solo and layered voices, handclaps, found percussion and thumb piano.

Song list & credits

1. Trance Induction Song / GONXLAE [81], vocal & thumb piano
2. I Am Lost (The Spirits Guide Me Home) / XHASHE [83], vocal
3. Chase the Evil Spirits Away / Shaman elders, vocals & handclaps
4. Protection from the Bees / QOBA [56], vocal
5. The Bushmen Are Starving (We’ve Been Made Poor by the Rich) /KEBA [36], vocal & foot stomps
6. We Must Give Thanks / NTEBOGANG [29], vocal & plastic-cup percussion
7. The Spirit Travels at Night / DUXWA [69] and GONXLAE [81], dueling thumb pianos & vocals
8. We Have Been Abandoned by the World / TXAO [25], RUDY [23], KAGISO [22], vocals & beatbox
9. Kudu (“Tortoise”) Dance / ”THE DOCTOR” [36], vocals & water pipe percussion
10. Prayer for Food (Miracle Manifestation) / TSAA [63], vocal, whistling & thumb piano
11. Our Ancestors Show the Way / NTEBOGANG [29], vocal & sheet metal percussion
12. Calling Our Loved Ones Back from the Dead / XHASHE [83], vocal & thumb piano
13. My Culture is the Most Beautiful / KAGISO [22], vocal & handclaps
14. We Are the People of Love / QASA [29], vocal & plastic garbage-can drum
15. This Is the Land Where I Come From / NTEBOGANG [29], vocal & handclaps
16. Preparation to Heal / DUXWA [69], vocal & thumb piano

#Folk - #Botswana #Mbira