The African Mbira Music Of The Shona People (2002)

"One of my all time favorite African roots albums. Very light, airy melodies that I can recall easily to mind. The recording is good quality for the era (originally released in 1971). There is great joy in the voices and the mbira's rhythms are rich. Buy this if you have any interest in traditional africa music. It's hard to find better." "Lovely, early recordings of delicate music played on the "mbira," or Zimbabwean finger piano. With the rise of pop stars such as Stella Chiweshe, this style has since become much grander, more forceful and more tightly arranged, but on this album, originally released in 1971, the style is far looser and enchanting in a different way altogether. This was one of the first albums released in America to feature this style of music, an immensely influential release in terms of the growth of "world music" and interest in African styles. Nice stuff... definitely recommended!" (Amazon)