Shanda Audio CD – CD, August 3, 2004

This man's music is for the soul. Dont know what he's sayin but i now got three albums of his and I might move to that country.

Great disk!

A+++

In the "World Music" section of a local store, I put on a pair of headphones and randomly chose a disk. What a wonderful surprise! This is the first CD of African music I have ever purchased. The beat is wonderful, the tunes are upbeat and interesting, and I listen to this once a day because it makes me feel good. Even if you've never heard of Mtukudzi, I strongly urge you to check out his music. It can't be easily classified, but as they say in the art world, "I know what I like," and this is it.

From the opening strains of the beautiful piano to Oliver Mtuzkudzi's gorgeous vocals, SHANDA draws in listeners with an intimate set of performances recorded live in Zimbabwe's township clubs and beer halls. Expect not a collection of new delights: this is a hand-picked retrospective covering the best of Tuku's 20+ career, and it also includes date introductions to help listeners absorb the progress of his sound.

As with all CD's, we have our favourite tracks and not so....