{"product_id":"868211","title":"Stella Chiweshe - Kasahwa: Ear - Kasahwa: Early Singles [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA captivating collection of early singles by the renowned Zimbabwean Mbira master and a true African music icon. The songs were mostly recorded in the 1970's, during the buildup to the Chimurenga revolution, and were only ever released in Stella's home country.\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eDeep resistance \u0026amp; culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I am a rebel,'\u003c\/b\u003e smiles the 70-year-old Stella Chiweshe. Her album \u003cb\u003e'Kasahwa: Early Singles'\u003c\/b\u003e offers a fascinating introduction to \u003cb\u003ethe world of Mbira\u003c\/b\u003e, with the term not only referring to the instrument, consisting of 22 to 28 metal keys mounted on a wooden healing tree body, but also to \u003ci\u003ea musical genre - and on a much wider level, to an entire culture and deeply spiritual lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e, very much at the core of the young Zimbabwean nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kasahwa' is a collection of impossible-to-find early seven inches, eight cuts spanning the period from 1974 to 1983 and representing Mbira in its purest form. None of these songs has been released outside of Africa so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRatidzo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChipindura\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKasahwa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGomoriye\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwendurugwe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMayaya (Part 1\u0026amp;2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusarakunze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNhemamusasa\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56057204965761,"sku":"868211","price":13.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/stella-chiweshe-kasahwa-ear-kasahwa-early-singles-cd.jpg?v=1786046931","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/868211","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}