Ephat Mujuru / Spirit of the People - MbavairaEphat Mujuru exemplifies a unique generation of traditional musicians in Zimbabwe. Born under an oppressive colonial regime in Southern Rhodesia, his generation witnessed the brutality of the 1970s liberation struggle, and then the dawn of independent Zimbabwe, a time in which African music culture long stigmatized by Rhodesian educators and religious authorities experienced a thrilling renaissance. Under the tutelage of his grandfather, who was a

The fans of Hillbilly music will enjoy

and ends with the famous classic 'Plaisir d'amour' by Martini

as well as in the duet formats already mentioned

wringing emotion out of every note

As the journalist Kate Wakeling points out: 'This sounds much like Shaw's own music

when "The 'Sound' of the R&B Hits" compilation came out in the UK on Stateside

an incomparable interpreter of Bizet's Carmen

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and his UK chart entries from these years

"I Had The Craziest Dream" and "I've Heard That Song Before" with Harry James and "Taking A Chance On Love" with Benny Goodman

Energetic instrumentation

Recorded in the bright acoustics of the Teatro Bibiena in Mantua