Arranged By, Liner Notes – Michael Williams. Flute – Munose (tracks: 3, 7). Flute – Sylvain Leroux (tracks: 2, 5-8). Marimba – Michael Spiro (tracks: 2, 5). Mbira – Michael Williams (tracks: 3). Mbira, Vocals – Michael Williams (tracks: All). Percussion – Michael Spiro (tracks: All)
BATA KETU took the Yoruba-based religious music of Cuba and blended in the Afro-based religious music of Brazil to produce a re-meeting of the two cultures separated at birth. BATA KETU is the achievement of years of experimentation with Orisha music and Afro-Cuban sound, and is a 'must' for any drum or Cuban collection. 2 people found this helpful. This item: A Musical Interplay of Cuba and Brazil. Pages with related products. See and discover other items: michael brook.
BataMbira Productions.
Album · 1995 · 7 Songs. Michael Spiro/Michael Williams. Oyá II. Abbilona & Tambor Yoruba.
Michael Williams plays African mbira and Michael Spiros plays Cuban bata rhythms. They have brought these two world traditions together to create the unique and fresh musical CD BataMbira. The Cuban bata drums and the Shona mbira are both sacred instruments that are used to help people commune with the spirits of the ancestors, but in two entirely different traditions and cultures. A full compliment of bata parts comes together with the light and wispy mbira playing - really some of the finest mbira I've heard - and form what can be considered a prayer.
Mbira music is one of the most popular traditional arts of black Africa, and the Shona musicians of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) are among the instrument’s most distinguished players. This recording features the mbira dzavadzimu ( mbira of the ancestors ), one of the five major Shona forms of the instrument. It is largely associated with the Zezuru people of central Zimbabwe but is also played in other parts of the country. The mbira ensemble featured on this album is Mhuri yekwaRwizi ( Family of Rwizi ), one of the most famous groups in Zimbabwe. Its leader is the distinguished mbira player and singer Hakurotwi Mude, who is also a well-known spirit medium and a skilled upholsterer. paul berliner, 1977.
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