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Tadzungaira: A Prayer to End All Suffering, Vol. 1. Forward Kwenda 1996-7

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Forward Kwenda plays Tadzungaira (‘We are suffering’) as a prayer to the ancestors to end all suffering in the world. He is known in Zimbabwe and internationally for his incredible solo performances of this piece – an expression of all our tears, and the exaltation of the human spirit. The first three tracks were originally recorded on a cassette walkman, but captured amazing performances in casual settings. Note the use of a loose key to add extra percussion on tracks 1 and 3. MBIRA recordings do not use overdubbing – what you are hearing is truly Forward playing one time with two thumbs and one finger. [Total time: 79:46]

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Tracks

  1. Tadzungaira 16 Jan 1997  [16:00]
  2. Tadzungaira May 1996  [22:06]
  3. Tadzungaira 16 Jan 1997  [21:02]
  4. Tadzungaira 21 Aug 1997  [9:41]
  5. Tadzungaira 15 April 1996  [10:37]

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Title Tadzungaira: A Prayer to End All Suffering, Vol. 1. Forward Kwenda 1996-7
SKU music-3213
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