Displaying Music with the Tag: Mbira
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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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Chamukwenjera Chakoromoka
-Ancient Forward
A lively afro-pop song featuring Newton Gwara on vocals.
Tags:Contemplative, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, Happy, High Energy, Jump, Mbira, Profanity, Shona, Sweat, Trance, Uplifting, Vocals
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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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Come What May
-Joel Laviolette
An Mbira and Reggae groove sprinkled with Garage Bass
Tags:Ambient, Contemplative, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design
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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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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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Going To The City
-Ancient Forward
A contemplative song exploring the struggles of the youth in Zimbabwe.
Tags:Contemplative, Distorted, Drums, Foreign Language, Full Band, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Shona, Story, Sweat, Trance, Vocals
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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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Me and BT and Our Mbira Dreams
-MbiraMe
Modular synth explorations of mbira harmony. Ambient soundscapes.
Tags:Ambient, Electronic, Generative, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design, Synth Heavy, Wistful
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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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My Time and My Mind
-Joel Laviolette
Does our belief create our reality or vise versa?
Tags:Ambient, Contemplative, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design
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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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She’s Coming Back Again
-Ancient Forward
A man takes a dark journey through mysticism and secret teachings.
Tags:Aggressive, Angry, Distorted, Drums, Dubstep, Full Band, Guitar, High Energy, Jump, Loud, Mbira, Sweat, Synth Heavy, Trance, Vocals, Wobble
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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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Something In Dande
-Rattletree
Taking the listener back to the trance inducing spaces in rural Zimbabwe.
Tags:12/8, Dance, Drums, Electronic, Full Band, High Energy, Jump, Mbira, No Vocals, Odd Time Signature, Shona, Uplifting, World Music
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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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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