Shona Mbira Music (2002)

"The second of producer Paul Berliners two volumes of recordings of the mbira (a gourd-resonating thumb piano and a core instrument in Shona culture), this album, from 1977, features the mbira dzavadzimu, one of the five major forms of the instrument, performed in ensemble by one of the countrys preeminent groups, including soloist Hakurotwi Mude." "The mbira dzavadzimu is an important ritual instrument, and its repertory of as many as 100 pieces has been passed down orally from one generation to the next. In the hands of skillful players the mbira can draw spirits down to earth to possess mediums or unsuspecting participants. Listeners find that the music has a powerful effect upon them. While the mbira dzavadzimu may be played as a solo instrument, it is most often used in small ensembles. The mbira ensemble featured on this album is Mhuri yekwaRwizi. Its leader is the distinguished mbira player and singer Hakurotwi Mude. PAUL BERLINER, 1977" (Nonesuch Records)

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