FANTASTiC | 07 September 2021 | 593 MB
发音为“Mmm-Beer-ahhh”的 Mbira 是一架来自津巴布韦和莫桑比克的 29 键拇指钢琴，由固定在音板上的金属钳制成。据说这种乐器的声音具有使灵魂“愉悦”的神秘特性。虽然 Mbira 主要用于传统仪式，但它在非洲流行音乐中也很受欢迎，通常在整个东南非洲的乐队中演奏。没有人可以确切地说出 Mbira 是如何或何时出现的，但它的神话非常广泛，包括美人鱼或天使将它传给人们的故事。
80 年代末，青少年时期的 Chris Berry 进入 Zimbware，在那里他被津巴布韦的绍纳人“收养”。经过 10 年的紧张学习和启蒙，克里斯成为第一个获得格温亚比拉或姆比拉大师称号的外国人。从那以后，Chris 被邀请参加津巴布韦各地的庆典聚会，并与他的 Mbira 流行乐队 Panjea 一起登上了南部非洲的流行排行榜。这些包提供了传统 Mbira 旋律和律动以及具有电子效果的更现代乐曲的独特组合。
The Mbira pronounced “Mmm—Beer—ahhh” is a 29 key thumb piano from Zimbabwe and Mozambique made with metal tongs fastened onto a soundboard. The sound of this instrument is said to have mystical properties that are “pleasing” to the spirits. While the Mbira is mostly used in traditional ceremonies it is also very popular in African pop music and is commonly played in bands throughout South Eastern Africa. No one can say exactly how or when the Mbira came to be but its mythology is vast and includes stories of it being given to people by mermaids or angels.
Chris Berry made his way to Zimbware as a teenager in the late 80s where he was “adopted” by the Shona People of Zimbabwe. After 10 years of intense study and initiation Chris was the first foreigner to be given the title of Gwenyambira or master of the Mbira. Since then Chris has been invited to play for ceremonial gatherings throughout Zimbabwe and also landed spots on the pop charts in Southern African with his Mbira based pop band Panjea. These packs offer a unique mix of traditional Mbira melodies and grooves as well as more modern compositions that feature electronic effects.
