Mayarira - (8:24) 158 BPM
Mweya We Chikoni - (8:31) 71 BPM
Zvichapera - (6:17) 100 BPM
Mugariro - (6:55) 107 BPM
Nyama Lekougotcha - (7:39)
120 BPM Review: There's been a fair amount of hype around this unlikely collaboration between Zimbabwean mbira maestro Jacob Mafuleni and French electrofunk producer Gary Gritness. In truth, the hype is deserved. Offering a thoroughly fresh tale on traditional shona music, the album effortlessly blends percussion and vocals from Mafuleni and wife Martha Thorn with the vibrant synthesizers and on-point drum machine programming of Gritness. It's a formula that arguably shouldn't work, but in reality results in a string of memorable moments. For proof, check the near D&B tempo brilliance of "Mukuru", the intricate melodies, slipped beats and raw analogue bass of closer "Nyama Lekougoctha" and the sublime shona-electro fusion of opener "Mayariria".
from $1.89NNR 007
30 Jun 17
International