African Guitar

African Guitar – Solo Fingerstyle Guitar Music from Uganda, Congo, & Zaire…

This 60 minute DVD offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famed cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. these are audio-visual field recordings from isolated African villages to the gardens of Europe, presenting some of the legends of this style: Mwenda Jean Bosco, Faustino Okello, Pierre Gwa, Daniel Kachamba and others.

The roots of blues guitar techniques are seen in these recordings, as are the intricate sounds and rhythms of African music adapted to solo fingerstyle guitar. Twenty-six songs are included, as well as an 80 page detailed booklet giving historical, musical and biographical perspectives.

Contents
• Aba Ri Kwala     Pierre Gwa
• Babuti Mwana Lolo Ya Tembe     Pierre Gwa
• Bibi Mupenzi     Mwenda Jean Bosco
• Bombalaka     Mwenda Jean Bosco
• Chechure     Moya Aliya Malamusi
• Dolosina Lumba     Daniel Kachamba
• Dzana Lija Tinali Tonse     Daniel Kachamba
• Engelika Ghapumura Munu Wendi     Erasmus N. Ndara
• Hauyani Demonstration     Moya Aliya Malamusi
• Ikwela     Pierre Gwa
• Lead Guitar Variations     Mose Yotamu
• Loskel Ucyakewaki Kongo     Faustino Okello
• Make Solofina     Moya Aliya Malamusi
• Masanga Njia     Mwenda Jean Bosco
• Matide Aboyo     Faustino Okello
• Mimi Kwenda Nairobi     Daniel Kachamba
• Mwenaku Mama (1979)     Mose Yotamu
• Mwenaku Mama (1993)     Mose Yotamu
• N.C.     Daniel Kachamba
• Nani Anyamata Mukufuna Ncito…     Mose Yotamu
• Ndaona Ine Ndilibe Mau     Moya Aliya Malamusi
• Ndiango     Pierre Gwa
• Ni Furaha     Mwenda Jean Bosco
• Ove Tata! Ove Mama!     Mose Yotamu
• Tango Paya     Erasmus N. Ndara
• Twende Kwetu Nyumbani     Mwenda Jean Bosco