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Elijah Wald plays Jean-Bosco Mwenda's "Masanga"

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Uploaded by on May 17, 2009

Jean-Bosco Mwenda recorded "Masanga" in the early 1950s, and it became one of the most popular and influential acoustic guitar records in the history of African music, imitated from South Africa to Kenya. Elijah fell in love with this song in his teens, and traveled to Lubumbashi in 1990 to study with Jean-Bosco. For an interview with Jean-Bosco and info on Elijah's work as a musician and writer, visit http://www.elijahwald.com.

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  • I like your version much better than mine, well played sir!!!

  • Very gracious of you, and many thanks. I don't know where you are in the UK, but I'll be playing in London on Sept. 3, at Darbucka, 182 St John Street, London

    020 7490 8772

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  • @steveSonko I do perform, but mostly in the US--though if anyone wants to bring me to Kenya I'd be very happy to go...

  • @burlesquepaper You do a very good job with this african instruments. Are you ever in kenya or in US? DO you ever perform around or you just love playing at home?

  • This song is in Kiswahili. He did other songs in Kiswahili too. Kabwebwe mama Kabwebwe, niliomba chupa moja, akanipa chupa mbili, niliomba maji akanipa lemonade, Kabwebwe mama kikambala.......

  • Thanks for this great version of a great song - do you have music or tabs - or know where I can buy/access it? Thanks again DI Melbourne

  • @simenyasikhulu It is a Gibson J-45, from 1949.

  • Good playing by Wald. Is he using an Ibanez guitar? I discovered on youtube another Jean .Bosco, a guitarist and singer. If you use the following search words you will be able to listen to him. To watch and listen to his clip use the words PRAISE NIGHT - JOHN BOSCO & JAMI . Copy and paste them into youtube search bar , and paste and send them to see and listen to the other Jean Bosco. 

  • Goosebumps !!!

  • Amazing tune and beautifully played. I've looked everywhere on the net for a tab but cant find one. Can you help?

  • Amazing I think it takes a true master of Guitar to play this!!What are the chords!!

  • I feel tingles in my feet when i hear this song

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