The liner notes are well done, providing brief comments on the lyrical content of each song. At age five, it is said that she told her father that she wanted to be a singer someday. Mare had shared the stage with the likes of Oliver Mtukudzi and Sean Paul. "Tod!!" and "Mabasa," the songs addressing the AIDS pandemic in Zimbabwe, are especially moving and melodically powerful. Some of the songs on the album includes, Hatina musa panyika, Pfugama Unamate and Zuva Rimwe. Mtukudzi's most distinctive American release to date. Tuku music is really a unique vibe, keyed by the robust yet remarkably gentle vocals of Tuku and the dazzling voices of Mwendi Chibindi and Mary Bell. The south African styles of jit and mbaqaqa have also exerted an influence which is evident in a few songs, but not especially evident in others. While the two artists used to sing Mutavara together on stage during their joint tenure with the Wagon. "Katekwe," the traditional drumming patterns of Tuku's clan, the korekore, can often be heard at the bottom of his music, calling forth the traditional rhythmic soul of Shona music. Living Tuku Music in Zimbabwe Jennifer W. For those familiar with Zimbabwean mbira music (mbira is the Shona thumb piano), Tuku's sound shows the influence of this bright, mesmerizing music, particularly in the guitar lines, but this is hardly the only inspiration at work in his music. There's nothing especially unusual about Mtukudzi's instrumentation. Writer: Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi / Composers: Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi Access the complete album info (8 songs) 2018, Sheer Sound, a division of Gallo Record Company.
The songs on Tuku Music are both exotic and simple ("Tuku" is Mtukudzi's nickname).