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Zuzana Novak

Title: Home Brewed Mbira

Label: Indies Scope Records

Cat No:MAM4322
Format:CD

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• Zuzana Novak is a singer and mbira player - the sacred plucked instrument from Zimbabwe. However, she was born in England, daughter of emigrants from former Czechoslovakia, in love with the powerful, beautiful music of distant Zimbabwe.

• Zuzana lives in Yorkshire, and is perhaps the only white woman in the world, who has ever actively participated in the whole-night ‘bira’ rite of the Shona people of Zimbabwe, played in the hypnotic rhythm of mbira.

• The world discovered her thanks to Ian Anderson, editor-in-chief of fRoots music magazine, who enrolled her song ‘Nhemamusasa’ on his magazine cover-mount sampler in January 2007. It is the first track on “Home Brewed Mbira” - which was recorded live at the Folk Holidays festival in Náměšť nad Oslavou, Czech Republic, on July 24, 2007.

• Zuzana Novak and her trio have given concerts all across Europe; has been championed by Charlie Gillett on his BBC radio show; and has played at the UK WOMAD festival.

Track Listing for Home Brewed Mbira
01 Nhemamusasa
02 Karigamombe
03 Chemutengure
04 Mhuriyangu
05 Makwerere
06 Yaenda Yega
07 Chipindura
08 Makwerere 2

Reviews

fRoots - Jamie Renton

Well produced record of her solo beginnings and a good introduction to an artist who's already proved herself to be a lot more than just a gimmick.

Songlines - Tom Bullough

On these eight traditional songs, she accompanies her Shona-language vocals with an extraordinary virtuosity. ***

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