Tinofamba by Kudana Marimba

tinofamba - we move forward
after the heartbreaking loss of our fearless leader Ong Kar Walen, Kudana is moving forward. We are discovering deeper connections with the Zimbabwean sound through our continued collaboration with dear friend Musekiwa Chingodza and brilliant guitarist Gilbert Zvamaida. The generous contributions of these renowned musicians have expanded our understanding of the music, enabling us to continue to "show the love" as Ong Kar wished Kudana to do right from the start.

Album personnel:

Bud Cohen: Marimba, Vocals
Caleb Donahue: Marimba, Vocals
Chris Halaska: Marimba, Vocals, Hosho
Felix Halaska: Marimba, Vocals, Hosho
Gilbert Zvamaida: Guitar, Vocals
Hilary Vander Veer: Marimba, Vocals
Ian Campbell: Trap Drums
Jory Christiansen: Marimba, Vocals
Mallory Glaser: Marimba, Vocals
Marilyn Kolodziejczyk: Marimba, Vocals
Musekiwa Chingodza: Vocals, Hosho, Congas
Nell DeLigio-Spiess: Vocals
Ona Sage Walen: Marimba, Vocals
Pam Smith: Vocals
Peggy Spiess: Marimba, Vocals
Robert Lee: Marimba, Vocals, Sax, Flute
Sally Cowan: Congas, Vocals, Percussion
Susan Levine Friedman: Marimba, Vocals

Cover Art by Gilbert Zvamaida

Tracklist

1.	Bembero	7:45

2.	Taurai Zvenyu	6:49

3.	Mukaitiende	6:23

4.	Chionekedzo	5:36

5.	Tenda	8:03

6.	Tomutenda Mambo	6:57

7.	Chamutengure	7:22

8.	Manyatera	5:42

9.	Nhemamusasa	6:33

10.	Todzungaira	7:21

11.	Yuwi Maiwe	9:43

Credits

released March 23, 2020

Ane rudo ne rutendo - with love and gratitude:
To Natalie Narvid, whose generosity in providing Kudana with a practice space enabled us to save enough money to make this album;
To Ong Kar’s daughters, Erica, Holly, Heather and Sage, who have encouraged and helped us enormously to continue Kudana’s mission since Ong Kar’s passing. Holly volunteers as our booking agent and webmaster, and Sage performs on this recording.
To Thaddeus Moore, recording wizard and owner/engineer at Sprout City Studios, whose expertise, patience, encouragement, generosity and friendship brought this long-awaited album to birth;
To the people of Zimbabwe, past and present, whose deep and joyful music tradition has provided us with inspiration and beautiful repertoire for over 30 years.

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