Chimurenga '98
Download links and information about Chimurenga '98 by Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited. This album was released in 1999 and it belongs to Jazz, World Music genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 01:12:10 minutes.
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| Artist: | Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited |
| Release date: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Jazz, World Music |
| Tracks: | 12 |
| Duration: | 01:12:10 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Chigwaya (The Bream Fish) | 6:08 |
| 2. | Ndiyani Waparadza Musha (Who has Destroyed Our Home?) | 6:15 |
| 3. | Tinofara (We Rejoice) | 5:13 |
| 4. | Titambire (Dance for Us) | 5:12 |
| 5. | Usatambe Nenyoka (Don't Play Around With a Snake!) | 6:25 |
| 6. | Wandiita Muroyi (You've Branded Me a Witch) | 6:03 |
| 7. | Chimurenga (The War of Liberation) | 6:07 |
| 8. | Munongotukana (You just Scold Eachother) | 6:45 |
| 9. | Chikonzero (The Reason Why) | 6:21 |
| 10. | Ndave Kuenda (I am Now Leaving) | 6:21 |
| 11. | Set the People Free | 4:49 |
| 12. | Shumba Dzenhabvu (The Lions of Soccer) | 6:31 |
Details
[Edit]You have to hand it to Thomas Mapfumo — the man is never afraid to keep pushing at the boundaries of his music. On this disc, which features some young talent as part of the Blacks Unlimited, he not only plays his trademark mbira-based chimurgena music, but also casts his net as far as Mali with "Ndiyani Waparadza Musha," a mix that works very smoothly, mixing two African cultures, while "Set the People Free" is really African rock with an English language rap in the middle — and very good it is. Of course, his basic style forms the heartbeat on tracks like "Tinofara" and "Wandiita Muroyi," with the three mbiras as his rhythm section, the core of his sound. "Chimurenga (The War of Liberation)" reaches out across Africa, and "Sumba Dzenhabvu (The Lions of Soccer)" touches the world with an English-language lyric over a jaunty groove, celebrating the 1998 World Cup. One of the fullest and most diverse albums of Mapfumo's career, it's a sign that he's not going to rest on his laurels and stand still.