Reginald and Julius playing mbira music

[depreszyn]

god marihuana

[kjnsprep]

I can't believe noone notices the guy masturbating right there.

[guruuswa]

that little boy is funny! arikupindwa ne svikiro ra gwenyambira.

[7Beyonder]

I like how the rhythm is hitting the little boy.....

[utterlydazzling]

i actually cried i miss home :(

[jackofsticks]

I love the little kid. He's like, "I dunno how to dance, but I wanna!"

[MrRastafari01]

proud to be zimbabwean

[burger414]

LOL that little boy is just itching to dance to the music.

[mwenewazvo101]

Svikayi zvakanaka vasekuru!!!!!!! homwe ichiri nhete. NICE music.

[ralphq]

i also saw this in my music class and it rules and josephs is one of the thousand whining faggots who can't appreciate anything without tits

[78sparkling]

@ralphq aww.... all you homes-phobic straight boys with no rhythm or style. chill out kids, it's only music

[ralphq]

hey josephs i bet im in the same music class and i just want to let you know you're a whining faggot

[theothercreature]

This is a wonderful video. To josephs180 - first, this has nothing to do with sexual orientation, idiot, and second, it is a beautiful human experience into music. When you mature, you will learn open your cultural filter and learn. Hope your not dumb enough to write about this way for your class. if so... F!

[theothercreature]

To josephs180 - first, this has nothing to do with sexual orientation, idiot, and second, it is a beautiful human experience with music. When you mature, you will learn to learn. Hope your not dumb enough to write about this way for your class. if so... F!

[josephs180]

This is fucking gay! I cant believe im watching this! The only reason Im watching this is because its required for my music class and now I gotta write about it!

[midnightlynx]

@josephs180 Learning about other cultures is gay? Easy solution for you. Quit school.

[bwtwomey]

great musics. though where's the brush drum sound coming from?

[burger414]

@bwtwomey when they make these instruments they put "rattles" on the shells filled with dry beans or rice. That's how the "brush" sound is produce. Every note they hit vibrates the shell.

[perrosdemaiz]

beautiful! thank you.

check out the little guy who must dance.

great music.

[elchompiritas]

los pies del niño lo dicen todo

es realmente bello escuchar esto

saludos desde chile!

[qubara]

JULIUS>>BROTHER>>JAH BLESS !!!!

[throbule]

Wonderful stuff to see on youtube.

I am sick of western music and these guys are so beautifully natural and harmonic.

Thanks a lot to them and to you for the video!

[teef1027]

@quicktolisten so did Micheal Jackson... ha ... whoops sorry.. I shouldn't have said that sorry-- bye

[BennyBape]

This genre of music is timeless it was passed to us by our fore fathers...they used it with along vocal melodies and with poetry and till today it is as beautiful ...by the way this is not a 'Thumb Piano' it is a MBIRA ...lets keep it that way !

[Phoonguy]

its too late the western world are teaching it as thumb piano, they are creating versions and versions lol

[chamkonjoro]

@Phoonguy

you will find that the term thumb piano is mostly used by people playing the western 'versions' of the instrument. people who play zimbabwean mbira music call it mbira. I have found all westerners who play the zimbabwean instrument and its repertoire respectfully call it 'mbira'.

[Phoonguy]

varikugadzira dzavo, i'm glad we are the first, this instrumen is serious

[marioelopezs]

etnomúsica: qué interesante...

[teef1027]

Also is that Shona that the singer is speaking?

[teef1027]

What is he saying in English-- could somebody tell me-- This rhythm is so beautiful

[Zvabaz]

it's Shona

he's talking about how he went overseas to study so that the can make more and support his family better. He meant to return next year so he can marry his girl. While studying and working abroad, he'd send his girl money, but as he neared completion of his studies, the letters from her were no longer coming. He then found out that she'd married his friend.

[teef1027]

thanks so much -- for translating for me-- the song did sound sad- now I understand what he is saying--

[zaits]

domo arigato

[Phoonguy]

mambo jesu svikai ne mweya mutsvene wenyu hallelujah

[svikiro]

this is beautiful music

[averyellis]

there should be virtual tip jars...

[jonahdabona]

@averyellis

invent it!

[BenGbanana]

@averyellis Called a like button ;)

[nazikiwe]

There is no height to which we cannot climb by using the active intelligence of our own minds. Mind creates, and as much as we desire in Nature we can have through the creation of our own minds.

[fearsomegladiator]

The mind is truly amazing!

[chillyswillys]

Eso, YouTube, hazle caso a un don-nadie como jorgeborbolla.

[jorgeborbolla]

esto que o que?

sacooooooo los pedossss

[chillyswillys]

Madre África, ¡bendita tu paciencia! ¡Santa tu música!

Ni Dios ni amo.

[jorgeborbolla]

no le hagan caso quiere ser negro pero no ess

es chilango y huele a caca jajajajajaja

[valderengel]

greetings form Mexico, beautiful music!!

[lawrencewinter]

eeee! tarisa mvengemvenge namwana, ndakaseka chaizvo kana ndaka zvotarisa... hehehe

[mbiraside]

also check out Thomas Mapfumo's cd Chamunorwa

[tmack4]

@mbiraside That's a great CD, as a matter of fact, I have a LOT of Thomas' recordings!

[mbiraside]

search youtube under mbira,,,,not so much guitar but lots of mbira

[analord]

how would you categorize this music? i'd like to find more of the same.

[brincher]

try searching for "Zimbabwe music" or just "mbira", as mbiraside just said.

[analord]

how is the guitar coming thru so loud and clear

[OozilyAmeezed]

Reggie, it's good to see you are alive and your spirit is not broken! For those of you who do not know, Reggie is a survivor of Robert Mugabe's "Operation Murambatsvina" in 2005. His home, along with the homes of thousands of others, was bulldozed---and yet here he is, still singing and playing his mbira. Reggie is a tribute to the courage of the human spirit. If you happen to read this Reggie, contact me. I am Ron from New Mexico---we jammed on guitars when you were here.

[tw69hands]

This is beautiful, what a gift life is when you can hear this. Thank you YouTube.

[lawrencewinter]

shamwari munogona kutamba mbira zvese!! zvakaita mushe, fambai.

[paragrintook]

thats a nice sounding guitar there! i love the tone and the music they are playing is awesome

[112457]

JA MAN !

[mrchidemo]

What can you say. ZIMBABWE. The unpolished diamond of the world!

[oceania808]

good song...

baby is sweet..

thanks......:=)

[BanjoPariah]

wow, awesome. That baby really feels the groove :)

[8Maxito8]

Brindo por los morochos estos!!

[patternbased]

this is beautiful. i love the voice and playing.

[gregjalbert]

Nice grooves... I'm dancing in my heart for more of this music. Good feelings all around! I have played a bit of hosho and mbira with Erica in Berkeley, California, and am glad to have found more of this music. Thank you!

[Urdunchimeg]

beautiful!!

[inini12]

akomana, varume ava vanoridza

[Nickle0deon]

a real pleasure to listen to this. thanks for posting.

Please post more Mbira and Balaphone music if you have any. Cheers

[verevee]

This is what being in touch with your inner spirituality is all about. I wish for the days of our true ancestors. I'm pretty sure I was born in the wrong time frame. That is where I belonged

[Sally1947]

Fantastic trio...and the little dancer just represents the spark in the music makes you move. Great voice and love the guitar!

[handfp]

Great to see Tafara on YouTube! It reminds me of home.

Norah from Chitungwiza

[fishbird7]

Enchanting!

love that tuning on his mbira! & his singing!

gotta get myself a tuning like that

[JohnMalcolm]

D major C# note accentuated against D riffs on the guitar, giving a major 7th. 6/8 time, sometimes doubled. To dig the groove on guitar, identify the cycle of 6 as you listen, and play 4 beats Dmaj7 and 2 beats G. First get this going then substitute Em for G every second time. Later each beat takes a triplet, two triplets per chord.

[brahej2007]

There's something fishy about that analysis of the chord progression. Most traditional Shona mbira songs consist of 4 phrases, each 4 beats long and containing 3 chords. The beat is triplets. In most traditional songs, the chords change every four pulses. However, Mahororo (the first song) is an exception where the chord changes are timed with the beat, making some of the chords longer than others. Still, there are three chords in each four beat phrase, and no seventh chords.

[brahej2007]

If you play the song on the white keys of the piano, the progression is the following:

G , b dim , e ; G , C , e ; a , C , e ; G , b dim , d .

However, this group is playing a more traditional tuning than that, which I think is what fishbird7 was talking about. I hope this helps.

[tmack4]

i thought it was cute how that little boy started dancing with the groove. great spiritual music. this music is good for the soul.

[soukous70]

Yes I gree,that sweet little Mashona child really was the star of this video,what a sweetheart,hes got the rythm spirit in him!!!