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June 7, 2010
Jonah Moyo & Devera Ngwena Jazz Band -Devera Ngwena Jazz Band vol. 11,Tusk Music Company 1987
As we get closer to the worldchampionship of football, we slowly move
southwards in listening to African music. Some Zimbabwean chimurenga
is exactly what we need now. Jonah Moyo and Devera Ngwena, their sharp
guitars and superb singing, oh man, I just love this.
tracks;
1 Wapusa wapusa
2 Mudiwa ndakutadza
3 Zvokuzvarirwa zvakapera
4 Siya mwanangu
5 Pasi papinduka
6 Ndinofa muchokwadi
7 Kuri kwedu
8 Parfunge
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Hey Moos, as a Botswanan living in Australia you keep me connected with the motherland…keep it coming and long may you( and your blog 2)run!
Hey Moos, as a Botswanan living in Australia you keep me connected with the motherland…keep it coming and long may you( and your blog 2)run!
thanks so much for this.
more chimurenga please!
thanks so much for this.
more chimurenga please!
Excellent album…
Thank you very much.
Excellent album…
Thank you very much.
Gracias moos jonah moyo me gusta mucho la musica chimurenga
Gracias moos jonah moyo me gusta mucho la musica chimurenga
Great stuff Sir, nice to hear such happy music. Apurva from Pune, India.
Great stuff Sir, nice to hear such happy music. Apurva from Pune, India.
Hi, I’m a guy from Finland who is very interested in music coming out of zimbabwe. I have the Jonah Moyo album with Wapusa wapusa as the first track. In the cover the mucisians are sitting in the bar. The Vol. number is missing though. Perhaps the pictures are mixed up? Great music. Thanks for the post.
Hi, I’m a guy from Finland who is very interested in music coming out of zimbabwe. I have the Jonah Moyo album with Wapusa wapusa as the first track. In the cover the mucisians are sitting in the bar. The Vol. number is missing though. Perhaps the pictures are mixed up? Great music. Thanks for the post.
Thanks for taking us to Zimbabwe on your musical journey.
I can’t thank you enough for opening our eyes to the various musical genres on the continent.
Thanks for taking us to Zimbabwe on your musical journey.
I can’t thank you enough for opening our eyes to the various musical genres on the continent.
Moos ma’man, I haven’t said thanks before, and that’s a crime. You’ve given us a real feast of chimurenga, and in the words of the great Gang of Four (politpunk, UK, ’79), time to “return the gift”. Had you spotted this (links valid today):
http://bigheadstevenson.blogspot.com/2009/05/green-flowers-4-track-recording-session.html
My comment:
“Mysterious origins for this four-track recording by the the little-documented Green Arrows, but one not to be missed – less frenetic than the Four Brothers, less bump-and-grind than Mapfumo, but all the same a beautiful lilting serenade from Zimbabwe. Thanks so much, cheers, Dave Sez.
Below some info from “Roots Rocking in Zimbabwe”, Fred Zindi, Mambo Press, Gweru, Zimbabwe, 1985:
“Zexie Manatsa and the Green Arrows are the veterans of Zimbabwe’s ‘Marabi’ music. Dating back as far as the early 1970s, the group has remained a tight unit. Zexie reached the peak of his career in 1973 when he recorded “Chipo Chiroorwa”, released on the Gallo label, which sold several thousand copies. Accompanied by his brother Sebastian on guitar, Zexie has written many controversial hits … such as “Tii Hobvu” (Strong Tea, which won a Quicksilver Award). Zexie left Gallo Records in 1982 and is currently recording with Gramma Records. His music is probably the closest to Mapfumo’s mbira beat and is undoubtedly traditional.”
March 9, 2010 5:16 AM”
Apologies if you don’t like referrals in the comments, please delete if so. Just hoping to give you a gift, cheers Dave Sez (see ya in the Hague?)
Moos ma’man, I haven’t said thanks before, and that’s a crime. You’ve given us a real feast of chimurenga, and in the words of the great Gang of Four (politpunk, UK, ’79), time to “return the gift”. Had you spotted this (links valid today):
http://bigheadstevenson.blogspot.com/2009/05/green-flowers-4-track-recording-session.html
My comment:
“Mysterious origins for this four-track recording by the the little-documented Green Arrows, but one not to be missed – less frenetic than the Four Brothers, less bump-and-grind than Mapfumo, but all the same a beautiful lilting serenade from Zimbabwe. Thanks so much, cheers, Dave Sez.
Below some info from “Roots Rocking in Zimbabwe”, Fred Zindi, Mambo Press, Gweru, Zimbabwe, 1985:
“Zexie Manatsa and the Green Arrows are the veterans of Zimbabwe’s ‘Marabi’ music. Dating back as far as the early 1970s, the group has remained a tight unit. Zexie reached the peak of his career in 1973 when he recorded “Chipo Chiroorwa”, released on the Gallo label, which sold several thousand copies. Accompanied by his brother Sebastian on guitar, Zexie has written many controversial hits … such as “Tii Hobvu” (Strong Tea, which won a Quicksilver Award). Zexie left Gallo Records in 1982 and is currently recording with Gramma Records. His music is probably the closest to Mapfumo’s mbira beat and is undoubtedly traditional.”
March 9, 2010 5:16 AM”
Apologies if you don’t like referrals in the comments, please delete if so. Just hoping to give you a gift, cheers Dave Sez (see ya in the Hague?)
PS: Don’t be put off by the first two tracks of the Green Arrows, one frenetic and one keyboard-drenched – start with track 03, should have been the lead-in … cheers, Dave Sez.
PS: Don’t be put off by the first two tracks of the Green Arrows, one frenetic and one keyboard-drenched – start with track 03, should have been the lead-in … cheers, Dave Sez.