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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
The Kankobela of the Batonga
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
SWP RECORDS
CATALOG #
SWP 050LP
SWP 050LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
7/22/2016
SWP Records present a compilation focusing on the kankobela titled,
The Kankobela of the Batonga
. The kankobela is the thumb-piano of the Batonga people who live on either side of Lake Kariba, in Zambia or Zimbabwe. Upon hearing this music, it is hard to believe that the kankobela is an acoustic instrument considering its "electric" qualities. The "distortion" is made by taking the membrane a mother spider spins around her eggs and stretching it over a small hole in the hardwood plank of the instrument to create that wonderful buzzing. The "wah-wah" effect is achieved by lifting the plank at one end slightly off, then back on the resonator. The less taut the membrane, the heavier the buzz: "Tongatronics" but without any electricity! Other-worldly songs, mesmerizing time patterns - groovy, funky, ancient yet modern. Recordings by
Michael Baird
. Features:
Nyeleti Mukkuli
,
Edward Mun'goma
,
Daunzi Munsaka
,
Johnny Mudenda
,
Aaron Nchenje
,
Andrew George Munyumbwe
,
Leonard Mweemba Siapwayuma
and
Timothy Mudimba
.
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