Sounds Of The African Mbira

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Personnel: Barry Van Zyl (vocals, drums, hosho, shaker, hand claps, percussion); Tinashe Chidanyika (mbira). Liner Note Authors: Tinashe Chidanyika; Tinashe Chidanyika; Robin Hogarth. Photographer: Barry Van Zyl. Translator: Ute Entwistle. Arranger: Tinashe Chidanyika. Between the sublime mbira playing of Stella Chiweshe and the mbira-like guitar lines of Thomas Mapfumo, there might not be a lot of room left for traditional Zimbabwean music on the world music circuits. Nonetheless, Tinashe Chidanyika makes a valiant entry, combining more traditional mbira lines with older forms of accompaniment -- cascading vocal harmonies that verge on yodeling. When he gets into a good loop, Chidanyika's full yodel moves into something of a Western, cowboy range. The music is mildly hypnotic, using repetition with non-repeating ornamentation to both lull listeners and keep them interested.