Nilsen Plays the Mbira!
Nilsen joins Dick for a half hour introduction to the Zimbabwe musical traditions of the mbira. He reveals his transition from the freaked out Trance Pop Loops electronica period to a passion for this simple instrument with the history of the all the ancestors built right in.
Featured in the set from the Nonesuch Explorer Series: Zimbabwe | Shona Mbira Music:
Chaminuka We- Hakurotwi Mude, Cosmas Magaya, Luken Pasipamire, Ephat Mujuru
Shumba - Hakurotwi Mude, Cosmas Magaya, Justin Magaya
Links and Notes:
Mbira.org – a non-profit organization under the direction of Erica Azim’s.
Nilsen’s Home on the Web