"NHEMAMUSASA YEPASI"- Video, live rehearsal 1/26/07
Influences
Venancio Mbande,Chopi timbila orchestras, Konono No 1, Thomas Mapfumo, Tute Chigamba, All the Chigambas, Television, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Tommy James & the Shondells, Jefferson Airplane, All African xylophone music, DNA, ESG, M'Du, Tananas, The Monkees.Daisauku Ikeda.
Sounds Like
Crankin' Afrodelic, trance grooves, thrumming thumb piano, wildly buzzing xylophone, giddy guitar, and heavenly sassy vocals.
TIMBILA - Afrodelic Xylophone Funk from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and the East Village!
The players have studied spiritually-charged mbira (Shona thumb piano) music in Zimbabwe, and also the wild, beautiful, surreal buzzing xylophone music of Mozambique—timbila! But their own roots are mostly rock ‘n roll. The grooves are deep, the sounds magical, and the vocals—in English, Shona, and Chopi—sweetly harmonized. Timbila’s stage show includes choreographed moves by two of the hottest African dancers in New York—all in tune with the band’s mission to make roots culture relevant to a new generation of Americans.
Hey Banning, thanks for pointing Timbila out to me! This band is really awesome..you've got it all, beautiful compositions and arrangements, outstanding chops and playing, and awesome visuals (cool videos). Please let me know when you perform in Boston I would love to catch you live! Peace,
LOVE YOUR MUSIC. ALL OF YOU ARE GREAT. GOOD TECHNIQUE. You must see the new photos of my Marimbas from around the world including this Turquoise Marimba. Ever heard a STONE MARIMBA? Go to the link on Vietnam DAN DA.
thanks for the request. tell banning mike rivard says yo! respect from boston. if you're in the city this weekend we will be playing crash mansion on the bowery on 12/27 @10:30. check it, and see you in d'elfland!
