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Oliver Mtukudzi — Ndauvara
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treehugger
Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 10:33
 
It's Ndakuvara. 




TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 17:59
 
Missed the chance to see him and a full dance troupe when they blew through town last year......Ndammit.

joelbb
Posted: May 12, 2012 - 20:54
 
This cut has a terrifically percussed rhythmic content that is exceptional.  It's not the language, it's the harmonies, THEY kick butt.

Cheers,
JoelB

ziakut
(Unmoon)
Posted: Feb 07, 2012 - 18:54
 
 Cynaera wrote:
This is a really cool song!  (I can't wait to hear how Bill pronounces the name...)  It makes me crank up the music and dance...
 
Ditto...ditto...ditto.

Hippostar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 13:43
 
 Byronape wrote:
I hate to sound like a closed minded American here, but I have hard time getting into the world music stuff.  I don't really know what it is, I don't think it's the language barrier, I can barely understand people like Thom Yorke already anyway.   

Just because it is not in English, doesn't necessarily mean it is good.  You would be more closed-minded to say you liked it only because you couldn't understand the words.

An honest, authentic opinion is never wrong.


unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 13:40
 
 Aegean wrote:
...

"We have here a man asking people to call his wife because he has been injured.  What hurt him is a young ox he was trying to train.  For some time, he had been admiring the ox.  He thought it would be easy to tame the ox and then harness it to plow his fields.  Unlike his other oxen however, this one has turned against him.  It has over-powered and injured him badly.  Among other things, Tuku is saying that we should not take anything in life for granted.  You may end up getting painful surprises."
 
Well, what do you know?  This could have been written by cattlemen in rural Texas!  Tuku is right: be aware of the blessings that have come your way.



spacemoose
Posted: May 31, 2011 - 04:04
 
 Aegean wrote:
Another RP gem...  bravo!  {#Dancingbanana}

It's not all that difficult to figure out what the song is about, if you're willing to put forth just a tiny bit of effort!  It took me all of a few seconds to find both the native text, and a translation.  I was willing to go to those lengths for someone Wikipedia says "is widely regarded as the most celebrated performer in {Zimbabwe's} history":
My wife used to teach in Uganda, and was married to an African for a number of years.  She's hugely into African music, and I know this song from her.  But I can relate to the guy who has a problem getting into music who's lyrics he can't understand.  Looking up the meaning of the lyrics isn't quite the same.  I can't associate the poetry of the guy with the emotions in his music and vocal modulations as I don't understand what's being sung as it is being sung.  This intrinsically reduces the enjoyment I experience listening to a piece of music with vocals.  It's not quite as bad as when a song has lyrics I find stupid and/or reprehensible (ziggy marley's ode to solipsism, which gets a good bit of play here on RP is an example of this), but it does reduce the degree of pleasure I can get from the music.

On the other hand African music in particular has a range and complexity that is nearly impossible to find in western popular music, and a hugely different underlying structure.  These things make the music worth the effort of listening to.

Interestingly, my wife informs me that many popular African artists release two versions of their music:  an African release, and a western release.  The western versions are simplified to be more musically digestible by western audiences and their more limited pallete.  My ear is not trained to the point where I could tell you if this is the western or african version of the song, or indeed if there are two versions of this album or not. 


Aegean
(Earth)
Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 13:22
 
Another RP gem...  bravo!  {#Dancingbanana}

It's not all that difficult to figure out what the song is about, if you're willing to put forth just a tiny bit of effort!  It took me all of a few seconds to find both the native text, and a translation.  I was willing to go to those lengths for someone Wikipedia says "is widely regarded as the most celebrated performer in {Zimbabwe's} history":
http://www.gugalyrics.com/OLIVER-%22TUKU%22-MTUKUDZI-NDAKUVARA-%28I-AM-HURT%29-LYRICS/333467/

"We have here a man asking people to call his wife because he has been injured.  What hurt him is a young ox he was trying to train.  For some time, he had been admiring the ox.  He thought it would be easy to tame the ox and then harness it to plow his fields.  Unlike his other oxen however, this one has turned against him.  It has over-powered and injured him badly.  Among other things, Tuku is saying that we should not take anything in life for granted.  You may end up getting painful surprises."



Byronape
(Purgatory)
Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 13:20
 
I hate to sound like a closed minded American here, but I have hard time getting into the world music stuff.  I don't really know what it is, I don't think it's the language barrier, I can barely understand people like Thom Yorke already anyway. 



fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 05:08
 
 cousinkill wrote:
For a couple seconds, I thought it was going to be Men At Work!— Pretty cool tune, someone mentioned the "didit, didit!"?{#High-five}
 
Sounds like "ribbit, ribbit" to me.
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cousinkill
(Kokomo, IN)
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 20:02
 
For a couple seconds, I thought it was going to be Men At Work!— Pretty cool tune, someone mentioned the "didit, didit!"?{#High-five}

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 19:19
 
This is a really cool song!  (I can't wait to hear how Bill pronounces the name...)  It makes me crank up the music and dance...

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 06:41
 
 jedley wrote:
if the bongos were replaced by a drum kit this would be a Duran Duran song
 

Ummmmmmmmm.......no{#No}

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 06:41
 
 4merdj wrote:
Nice undulating rhythm ... Me likee!!! {#Sunny}
 

Huh, huh, huh, huh....you said undulating.{#Tongue} Yes, great song!{#Sunny}

4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 11:23
 
Nice undulating rhythm ... Me likee!!! {#Sunny}

jedley
(milan, italy)
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 02:01
 
if the bongos were replaced by a drum kit this would be a Duran Duran song

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 12:40
 
Like this style!!!

mutepoint
(The pies have it)
Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 12:39
 
Thank you RP for introducing me to Oliver way back when.{#Bananajam}

JoBo
(California)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 12:21
 
Would really like to hear that cover, Bill.  BTW, just returned from ROTR 2009 .... another excellent festival!!

 aqualight wrote:
I saw him do a Bonnie Raitt cover at a Reggae On The River. Great stuff.

 



crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 12:17
 
Thanks Bill. I'd have to try really hard to find this on FM. {#Lol}

Dmitrii
(Kiev, Ukraine)
Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 00:36
 
when listening/// like in somewhere far from.my place...... at sunny hot Africa...


bryanhoare
(Phuket, Thailand)
Posted: May 11, 2009 - 08:31
 
An amazing DJ in the UK used to do some great playlists involving African music - John Robert Parker Ravenscroft AKA - John Peel (RIP) -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel ... YEAH BILL you da man!! {#Clap}

Skorokoro
(Jurmala, Latvia)
Posted: May 11, 2009 - 08:10
 
all the best to the coolest place on the continent!

aqualight
Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 18:40
 
I saw him do a Bonnie Raitt cover at a Reggae On The River. Great stuff.


Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Mar 09, 2009 - 06:09
 
 horstman wrote:

Maybe it's because they are close minded idiots?

I see a man, with a guitar, standing in a field wearing a white shirt.

 

You and George Costanza.

Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Mar 09, 2009 - 06:07
 
 Gartholamundi wrote:

totally excellent, and i completely agree. whoop! whoop! {#Bananasplit}
 

Absolutely, totally agree. I have a very nice World Music playlist on my iPod of songs and artists I was introduced to via RP.

Gartholamundi
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Mar 09, 2009 - 06:04
 
jameyp wrote:
THIS IS GREAT! I love it when RP mixes in world music— yay Bill!

thank you {#Dancingbanana}

totally excellent, and i completely agree. whoop! whoop! {#Bananasplit}

jameyp
(New York via Austin)
Posted: Jan 27, 2009 - 16:04
 
THIS IS GREAT!  I love it when RP mixes in world music— yay Bill!

thank you {#Dancingbanana}

Alafia
(The frigid lands)
Posted: Jan 27, 2009 - 16:03
 
I love this guy's music.



GChevy410
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Dec 04, 2008 - 10:44
 
See him/them live.  Lots of positive energy, good performance


weevilkinevil
(close to Paradise)
Posted: Dec 04, 2008 - 10:44
 
Dancing in my chair! {#Bananasplit}

wycado
(Smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge)
Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 11:08
 
A bit pop-ish, but I like it. Great background music.

VicEdee
(New York City)
Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 11:08
 
no, nothing special for this genre..........

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 11:07
 
 Kittee wrote:
Not my cup of tea. {#Shifty}
 

me either.

vonwienerhousen
(Rocky Mountains)
Posted: Oct 02, 2008 - 08:17
 


Kittee
(NC- Dreaming of the Mountains)
Posted: Oct 02, 2008 - 08:15
 
Not my cup of tea. {#Shifty}

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 17:14
 
 spraehbuer wrote:

well yeah, they are both...black !?

why is it when people see black people they always look like Danny Glover or Eddie Murphy ?

 
Maybe it's because they are close minded idiots?

I see a man, with a guitar, standing in a field wearing a white shirt.


nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 01:08
 
Wonderful. Love the bass playing, sounds like EW influence.

MusicRookie
(Fort Worth Texas)
Posted: Jun 20, 2008 - 12:40
 
I head-bob to this song....
eastcoast
Posted: May 29, 2008 - 03:32
 
I don't know, sometimes I see Colin Powell.

spraehbuer wrote:

well yeah, they are both...black !?

why is it when people see black people they always look like Danny Glover or Eddie Murphy ?

(former member)
(The People's Republic of Casiotone)
Posted: Apr 27, 2008 - 15:47
 
I love that staccato "didit didit"
siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 15:39
 
meloman wrote:
Very catchy tune, and what a surprise (and relief) no Peter Gabriel.

that was funny
jarrudy
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 15:36
 
good tune.


themotion
(underwater)
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 15:35
 
spraehbuer wrote:

well yeah, they are both...black !?

why is it when people see black people they always look like Danny Glover or Eddie Murphy ?


Looks like Danny Glover to me.
LaurieinTucson
(Tucson,AZ)
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 15:35
 
He looks more like Harry Belafonte to me.
spraehbuer
(London, UK)
Posted: Jan 24, 2008 - 05:47
 
d00kie wrote:

..Hey this guy (at least from the cover art) looks like Danny Glover a bit :-)

well yeah, they are both...black !?

why is it when people see black people they always look like Danny Glover or Eddie Murphy ?

starfishNcoffee
(Brooklyn, NY)
Posted: Dec 23, 2007 - 18:47
 
Perfect for tonight!
EssexTex
(Monkey House)
Posted: Nov 22, 2007 - 08:54
 
Nope this does nothing for me
mutepoint
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 09:00
 
Ah lurves Oliver. Good stuff.
jredd2
Posted: Sep 20, 2007 - 14:01
 
Love this piece! Thanks, Bill!