Displaying Music with the Tag: African
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kufungira Matemai
-Joel Laviolette
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, DJ, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Glitch, IDM, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Pads, Rain, Sound Design
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Tsaba
-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
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Video Game Music: Character Theme
-Joel Laviolette
A Character Theme for a video game. Meet Peashooter!
Tags:African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, No Vocals, Odd Time Signature, Sound Design, Story, Video Game, Wistful
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When The Levee Breaks
-Joel Laviolette
The old blues classic set to hypnotic matepe and distant-and somewhat scary-vocals
Tags:African, Cover Song, Distorted, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Odd Time Signature, Sound Design, Trance, Vocals, World Music