Stella Chiweshe

Stella Chiweshe
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Genre: World
Styles: Neo-Traditional, Mbira, Worldbeat
Biography: Accompanying her swooping vocals on mbira, a thumb piano consisting of metal strips set in wood, Stella Chiweshe has taken the traditional Shona music of Zimbabwe to the international stage. Chiweshe reached her largest audience when she joined Peruvian vocalist Susana Baca and Tex-Mex singer-guitarist ...Read full biography
Ambuya?
Released: 1990
Label: Shanachie
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A singer from Zimbabwe, Stella Chiweshe is one of the few women who has mastered the mbira, an African thumb piano traditionally played by men. In Zimbabwe, the instrument is used in tribal spiritual music, ...Read full review
Talking Mbria: Spirits of Liberation
Released: 2002
Label: Piranha
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Fans of Stella Chiwese's hypnotic style won't be disappointed by her new album, since she delivers plenty more of the same throughout. The mix of mbira, or thumb piano, with marimbas, creates a jogging, ...Read full review
More Stella Chiweshe albums: Main Albums (7), Compilations (2)
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