African | Joel Laviolette

Displaying Music with the Tag: African

Amaxoxo

-Kupira Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Buya iAfrica

-Mafaro Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Chemutengure

-Sevana Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, Shona, Sweat, Vocals, World Music, Zimbabwean

Chikende

-Rattletree Marimba

Live recording of Rattletree Marimba

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Dangurangu

-Joel Laviolette

Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Demos: Annie St. Blues

-Joel Laviolette

An old tune from my 2009 "Song a day" series.

Tags:African, Contemplative, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Singer Songwriter, Story, World Music

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Demos: Buddhist Forgiveness Prayer

-Joel Laviolette

The Buddhist Forgiveness Prayer set to music

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Meditation, Prayer, Vocals, Wistful, Yoga

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Dudu muDuri

-Sevana Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, Shona, Sweat, Vocals, World Music, Zimbabwean

Duduluza

-Sevana Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

In The Flow

-Rattletree

Coming soon on Ecstatic Wave Records! A half-step Indie Rock song about giving ourselves a break.

Tags:African, Aggressive, Contemplative, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Dubstep, Electronic, Full Band, Guitar, Sound Design, Story, Synth Heavy

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Kanotamba MuBani

-Joel Laviolette

Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Kari MuDande

-Rattletree Marimba

Live recording of Rattletree Marimba

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Kgapotso (Unotamba Iwewe)

-Kupira Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

I have been thinking about my teacher, mentor, and good friend Matemai who I have studied mbira with since 1998. He passed away in 2021 and this is a song based on the last mbira song I learned from him.

Tags:African, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean

Mapiye Mana

-Joel Laviolette

Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Mbavarira

-Joel Laviolette

Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Muchenjedza Mutonga

-Joel Laviolette

Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Mwana We Shumba

-Joel Laviolette

A song for my brother. Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Nhemamusasa

-Kupira Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Nhemamusasa

-Rattletree Marimba

Live recording of Rattletree Marimba

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Nyuchi

-Joel Laviolette

Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.

Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga

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Seems Like It’s Been So Long

-Joel Laviolette

A story of a man trying to find his way through the spirituality and ancient traditions of a music that he was drawn to.

Tags:Acoustic, African, Contemplative, Demo, Downtempo, Drums, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Odd Time Signature, Singer Songwriter, Story, Vocals, World Music

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Skokiaan

-Kupira Marimba

Zimbabwean marimba from the 2016 Rattletree School of Marimba album "From Austin, With Love"

Tags:African, Dance, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Marimba, Mbira, No Vocals, Shona, Sweat, World Music, Zimbabwean

Standing Tall

-Joel Laviolette

Matepe music meets Zim-style Afrobeat. Recorded and originally released independently in 2009. Now available worldwide on Ecstatic Wave Records

Tags:African, Aggressive, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Full Band, Glitch, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean

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Starfire

-Joel Laviolette

A tribe is chanting somewhere in the forest. You can't tell from the sound if they are miles away or only over the next hill. In any case, the music will guide you safely to them.