@@quitlife9279 yes. yes. yes. poetry is an animal that likes shadow. you have to find it where it can hide, where it can still be free from being colonized and merchandised, uncontrolled, unmanipulated, in places like parking lots and youtube comments
a friend of mine helped me Shanje Jay Chirandu1 month ago (edited) My best effort at translating the lyrics:Oh yeee wore iye (Yodeling or scatting) Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere (Yodeling or skating) Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere (Yodeling or scatting) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereVakarwa mai vemwana (The mother of the child, meaning wife, fell sick) Ihe worere iya hohawo Vakarwara vachikuya (She fell ill as she was grinding her produce on a milling stone) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Vakarwara vachifamba (She fell ill even while walking) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereRakadyiwa (sadza) rwekwaChifadzwa (Only the sadza/food served by Chifadzwa was consumed) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Vakawuraya huku ineronda (She who slaughtered and cooked a wounded chicken --- so the bigamous husband can eat his sadza with chicken) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereTseketsa yangu iri pamazai (My hen is incubating its eggs) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Nyararai zvenyu baba vemwana (Be pacified, father of my child --- a reference to the husband) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Huku dzangu dzichakurawo (The hatchlings will grow into full chicken --- a promise to slaughter a chicken for the husband for his food) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereHoihe worere ho Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereHoihe worere ho Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere (There is an interlude filled with yodeling)Chakandiwana chakabvepiko? (My misfortune (of getting snubbed by the husband), where did it come from?) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Chakandiwana ndiri munzira (It befell me while I was on the road or on a journey) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Mai vemwana chinenge chinya (Mother of the child (the woman lamenting in the third person), it seems like a scorn) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere Murume wako akasienda (Your husband has been lured away) Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereOh yeee wore iye Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere Huya uzowona musha wababa (Come and see what is happening in the father’s family/compound) Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere Huya uzowona musha wababa Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere Huya uzowona musha wababaVakarwara amai vemwana Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Vakarwara neshanje (She fell ill because of envy --- of the junior wife) Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Vakarwara vachikuya Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Vakarwara vachifamba Ihe worere iye hohawo woyereRakadyiwa rekwaChandide (Only the food/sadza served by Chandide (the beloved junior wife) was consumed) Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Vakauraya huku ine Ronda Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Tseketsa yangu iri pamazai Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Nyararai zvenyu baba vemwana Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Huku dzangu dzichakurawo Ihe worere iye hohawo woyereRangu remuriwo rinosiramba (The sadza that I serve with cooked vegetables is rejected --- by the husband) Ihe worere iye hohawo woyereOh yeee wore iye Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere Huya uzowona musha wababa (Come and see what is happening in the father’s family/compound) Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere Huya uzowona musha wababa Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere Huya uzowona musha wababa
I just love how he plays rhythm and developing patterns instead of melodies and chord progressions. The magic of this instrument is in its simplicity. It really puts you in a trance, like a wind chime with a purpose.
@@Woodsaras Perhaps he means Westerners (Europeans and those in the US) who have used war, capitalism, slavery, and genocide to control the world and the narrative for more than 500 years.
@@HeathWatts 'thE NaRratIve' :Dddd i bet you couldnt name the vast majority of countries on the fckng map. The fck do you know about history, bruv? :DDDD
A lot of people put dislikes on videos like this because they want the musician to put the notes so they can also play. You see that sort of thing a lot on Kalimba videos. There are lots of people who are out to exploit others and think people owe them a tutorial so that they can go and make money off of the work of others. Either that or they simply have different taste to you.
@@pgoddard803 You see, I can get behind having different tastes because of course, everyone tends to have different tastes in one thing or another. But to actively put a dislike on someone's video is to go out of your way to be rude. If you don't like it, you just move on. Much like how you could have just moved on from my comment, but instead, you chose to be negative. I hope you have a better day, week, and coming year.
@@parsonsmarcus I agree with you, but being polite and moving on to something one likes would go against the purpose of social media. We are supposed to fight and be nasty; doing so makes the platforms popular and their founder's richer.
Thanks, mbira master; I'm a British recently retired maths and English teacher, and I have an mbira myself (though, sadly, I can't really play it!) - a souvenir from when I taught in neighbouring Malawi in the '80's. This is such a magical, evocative sound. As for the rhythms, words, and melody, you've created a quiet masterpiece of songwriting! Long live the mbira, and the music it makes!
It's like you're saying listening to a really sad Radiohead song and saying it cures depression or puts you in a happy trance. The tone of the song itself is woeful and the lyrics are even more sad. White people... Tsk tsk tsk.
In Berberati, CAR, the music was amplified by resting the base of the mbira on a metal cooking pot turned upside down. I bought my mbira in the Berberati market, crafted by an elderly villager; I keep this as a precious reminder of my younger days. Love the music and the singing.
Mbira, if made correctly, most often (especially this type mbira dzavadzimu) come *with* a gourd or wooden sound amplifier (sorry forgot the name but same concept as an acoustic guitar's sound amplifier)
this is so diamond zimbabwe mbira music must be on chat of the world ..some one out there in the city radio station must get this treasure and air it to the world
I first heard an Mbira being played about 40 years ago on a recording by Nonesuch. Very soothing and almost even hypnotic. It is a healing sound and the singing is typically like what is heard here, soft and lyrical. Very nice.
I came here after just getting a mbira (and was interested about its origin). I was not expecting the singing... this whole piece was so beautiful. I wish I could listen to this on spotify or soundcloud, this is so wonderful I honestly feel healed x
And again... in the face of such harmony 44 individuals feel the need to "thumbs" down... the bible says to call no man a fool... but the inability to see the beauty in this is soooo foolish
Gave up trying to work out the time signature. It usually is an odd number of beats and sometimes even. I'll settle on rubato. I wish I could play this
@@laianainlove Oh. I thought that, that was the name for a group of instruments and that kalimba was a specific one. It's really hard to find information. Thanks for telling me.
four minutes of magic and peace in my day. it just takes me vividly to a moonlit night where the waves crash softly on the beach and the wind blows by steadily.
Zimbabwean music at its best. One of the large collection of songs brought by the Rozvi,ancestors of the Shona people from Guruuswa, Tanganyika in the year 1AD.
how about giving the musician some credit - like a name? It's not a masterpiece, it's Shanje- ir's Shona mbira and it's being played - really nicely - by a person
from this mundane space in the backseat of a car in a parking lot you have filled the world with magic
yes
From this degenerate comment section of a youtube video you have filled the world with poetry.
Agreed I have no idea what he’s saying but I’ve listened to this for years an u can just feel it inside the beauty
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@@quitlife9279 yes. yes. yes. poetry is an animal that likes shadow. you have to find it where it can hide, where it can still be free from being colonized and merchandised, uncontrolled, unmanipulated, in places like parking lots and youtube comments
Pure Zimbabwean product...a very traditional song called Shanje!
+Tendai Kadyamadare or Huku ineronda??
do you know the tuning?
Gong Songs My friend is a Master
***** What exactly would you be interested in knowing more?
hi Tendai can you please help by translating the words the man sings just a rough translation thank you
a friend of mine helped me
Shanje
Jay Chirandu1 month ago (edited)
My best effort at translating the lyrics:Oh yeee wore iye
(Yodeling or scatting)
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
(Yodeling or skating)
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
(Yodeling or scatting)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereVakarwa mai vemwana
(The mother of the child, meaning wife, fell sick)
Ihe worere iya hohawo
Vakarwara vachikuya
(She fell ill as she was grinding her produce on a milling stone)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Vakarwara vachifamba
(She fell ill even while walking)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereRakadyiwa (sadza) rwekwaChifadzwa
(Only the sadza/food served by Chifadzwa was consumed)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Vakawuraya huku ineronda
(She who slaughtered and cooked a wounded chicken --- so the bigamous husband can eat his sadza with chicken)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereTseketsa yangu iri pamazai
(My hen is incubating its eggs)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Nyararai zvenyu baba vemwana
(Be pacified, father of my child --- a reference to the husband)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Huku dzangu dzichakurawo
(The hatchlings will grow into full chicken --- a promise to slaughter a chicken for the husband for his food)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereHoihe worere ho
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereHoihe worere ho
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
(There is an interlude filled with yodeling)Chakandiwana chakabvepiko?
(My misfortune (of getting snubbed by the husband), where did it come from?)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Chakandiwana ndiri munzira
(It befell me while I was on the road or on a journey)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Mai vemwana chinenge chinya
(Mother of the child (the woman lamenting in the third person), it seems like a scorn)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyere
Murume wako akasienda
(Your husband has been lured away)
Ihe worere iya hohawo woyereOh yeee wore iye
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
Huya uzowona musha wababa
(Come and see what is happening in the father’s family/compound)
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
Huya uzowona musha wababa
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
Huya uzowona musha wababaVakarwara amai vemwana
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Vakarwara neshanje
(She fell ill because of envy --- of the junior wife)
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Vakarwara vachikuya
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Vakarwara vachifamba
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyereRakadyiwa rekwaChandide
(Only the food/sadza served by Chandide (the beloved junior wife) was consumed)
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Vakauraya huku ine Ronda
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Tseketsa yangu iri pamazai
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Nyararai zvenyu baba vemwana
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Huku dzangu dzichakurawo
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyereRangu remuriwo rinosiramba
(The sadza that I serve with cooked vegetables is rejected --- by the husband)
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyereOh yeee wore iye
Ihe worere iye hohawo woyere
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
Huya uzowona musha wababa
(Come and see what is happening in the father’s family/compound)
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
Huya uzowona musha wababa
Oh yeee wore hohawo woyere
Huya uzowona musha wababa
Keep coming back to this one for years now - so much magic in the sound
I just love how he plays rhythm and developing patterns instead of melodies and chord progressions. The magic of this instrument is in its simplicity. It really puts you in a trance, like a wind chime with a purpose.
It's Zimbabwean traditional music that's how it works, different to Western music.
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@@blessingmasawi3616I think EllisDee was passing a compliment
@@tarirai yeah it was kind of a weird compliment though. there are both melodies and implied chords here. the progression sounds to me like i - IV - v
Literally. It’s such a sacred sound
Africa got talent but the people that write world history tell us otherwise. This guy is a master of the Mbira. I salute you man
well said
What the fck are you talking about? :DDDDD what 'people who write history' lol
@@Woodsaras Perhaps he means Westerners (Europeans and those in the US) who have used war, capitalism, slavery, and genocide to control the world and the narrative for more than 500 years.
@@HeathWatts 'thE NaRratIve' :Dddd i bet you couldnt name the vast majority of countries on the fckng map. The fck do you know about history, bruv? :DDDD
@@Woodsaras The one's who threaten our tranquility and despise our culture
I imagine being in Zimbabwe in the old days where they played the Mbira, the savannah and the weather, sitting around and making music together
This was beautiful. I think the people that hit dislike on this got teared up from the beauty and accidentally missed the like button.
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A lot of people put dislikes on videos like this because they want the musician to put the notes so they can also play. You see that sort of thing a lot on Kalimba videos. There are lots of people who are out to exploit others and think people owe them a tutorial so that they can go and make money off of the work of others.
Either that or they simply have different taste to you.
@@pgoddard803 You see, I can get behind having different tastes because of course, everyone tends to have different tastes in one thing or another. But to actively put a dislike on someone's video is to go out of your way to be rude. If you don't like it, you just move on. Much like how you could have just moved on from my comment, but instead, you chose to be negative. I hope you have a better day, week, and coming year.
@@parsonsmarcus I agree with you, but being polite and moving on to something one likes would go against the purpose of social media. We are supposed to fight and be nasty; doing so makes the platforms popular and their founder's richer.
www.youtube.com/@lifetv3884
Fabulous!! This definitely wins the award for "The Best Music Ever to Come from the Back Seat of Car." Thank you for this gift.
I've made some pretty sweet music in the backseat of my car before, but nothing like this
Spritz comment Steffen 😂🥰🥰🥰😂 you might even play chess!
Thanks, mbira master; I'm a British recently retired maths and English teacher, and I have an mbira myself (though, sadly, I can't really play it!) - a souvenir from when I taught in neighbouring Malawi in the '80's. This is such a magical, evocative sound. As for the rhythms, words, and melody, you've created a quiet masterpiece of songwriting! Long live the mbira, and the music it makes!
the song is called Huku ineronda the guy playing is called Gift Mugwidi he sells mbira at Mbare musika Harare
Thanks for the information! Hugs!
Its càlled Shanje
I bout a couple of pieces from him. Had the honor of him teaching me and actually playing with him!
You got his number
Thank you for removing him from anonymity.
probably the best video iv ever seen .. i swear 2 god this cures depression lol. its like a soft momentary dream..
This puts me in a happy trance for an hour every time I watch it
@@NathanielGardiner same now I have a playlist with mbira music
It's like you're saying listening to a really sad Radiohead song and saying it cures depression or puts you in a happy trance. The tone of the song itself is woeful and the lyrics are even more sad. White people... Tsk tsk tsk.
Yea for real
beautiful singing goes so well with the mbira
Finally, I've been trying to find this instrument/ sound for ages. Lovely ambience.
This was so beautiful and soothing, his voice and the instrument! #googledoodles
In Berberati, CAR, the music was amplified by resting the base of the mbira on a metal cooking pot turned upside down. I bought my mbira in the Berberati market, crafted by an elderly villager; I keep this as a precious reminder of my younger days. Love the music and the singing.
Mbira, if made correctly, most often (especially this type mbira dzavadzimu) come *with* a gourd or wooden sound amplifier (sorry forgot the name but same concept as an acoustic guitar's sound amplifier)
this guy must text at 120 words per minute
no cap 🤣
@@deeluvsu4l a
Per second wena
That made me laugh
LOl
Not many instruments have this kind of magic.
this is so diamond zimbabwe mbira music must be on chat of the world ..some one out there in the city radio station must get this treasure and air it to the world
so inspiring. so original the sound that defines our roots as Zimbabweans
big Up
***** Our teachers taught Tanzanian...
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Pure Shona spirit. Transmitted generation after generation. The miracle of culture happening in front of our eyes
One of the most beautiful instruments of Africa, it sounds so sweet
Today I bought a Kalimba online, then I researched the history behind it. It brought me to this beautiful Mbira
I first heard an Mbira being played about 40 years ago on a recording by Nonesuch. Very soothing and almost even hypnotic. It is a healing sound and the singing is typically like what is heard here, soft and lyrical. Very nice.
www.youtube.com/@lifetv3884
This makes me cry and I can't explain that.
Beautiful...
That mbira itself is a cut above the rest, what a sweet instrument, and played so well!
Shona parties must have been so much fun and I bet they never let up with the beat!
Congratulations! It's just beautiful to see him playing!
Music is a gift. Great music is a treasure. Thank you so much for sharing yours with us.
This instrument is a thing of beauty.....
Just bought an mbira this weekend, plan on learning to play it. God bless Afrika! Greetings from SA!
This has genuine magic in it. Amazing.
I came here after just getting a mbira (and was interested about its origin). I was not expecting the singing... this whole piece was so beautiful. I wish I could listen to this on spotify or soundcloud, this is so wonderful I honestly feel healed x
It's a Shona, Zimbabwean traditional instrument, the oldest surviving song from (either 1400 years ago OR the 1400s don't remember which one).
Such a cool instrument!
i love it this is a true african nature......and i´m proud to be african...may god bless africa, today, tomorrow and forever.......
And again... in the face of such harmony 44 individuals feel the need to "thumbs" down... the bible says to call no man a fool... but the inability to see the beauty in this is soooo foolish
An honesty makes a classic be alive, the soul is the most beautiful part
I can't seem to get enough of this. I love this guy
African music. magical!
How beautiful is THIS! 🥰
Oh man what a song. Thank you sir !!
Such wonderful sounds!
In 12/8 timing, with intricate moves while singing. awesome.
how do you know its 12/8?
actually it seems more like a count of 10 beats and not 12. What ever it is its wonderful
I believe it's actually 11/8 but I could be wrong
or just 6/4....
1.5/1
Every day I listen this music. It touches my soul. I can't hold my teardrop...
One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard
so good omg was not expecting Beyonce singing
2 things unite people the best, humor and music
Ma première fois de voir ce instrument.
Ça fait bien plaisir le son de cet instrument.
A master indeed.
Lots of love to Africa from India!!!!!
africa the spiritual home of humanity.one love
Very nice, makes me want to get an instrument like that.
Greetings from Costa Rica
A real healing, thanks
Gave up trying to work out the time signature. It usually is an odd number of beats and sometimes even. I'll settle on rubato. I wish I could play this
The first time I heard this song I teared up.
I had to favorite this video. This is a very talented man!
My favourite song of all time Vakarwara ne shanje and you played it well
Gotta feeling this machine is going to get a come back
I have a Kalimba. Those instruments have such a beautiful, dreamy sound!
@@laianainlove What other name does it have?
@@laianainlove Oh. I thought that, that was the name for a group of instruments and that kalimba was a specific one. It's really hard to find information. Thanks for telling me.
so beautiful, never stop playing
That is an amazing instrument and player. Awesome
Beautiful music to my spirit soul and body.
Honestly so relaxing. Fantastic.
such beautiful music and sound of the mbira is amazing
Beautifully done, wish I could make mine sing so good. Practice, practice, practice. Thanks for the upload.
Such a beautiful performance ^^
Mimhanzi kubva kumba
Music from home...
Ndatenda changamire.
Mimhanzi iyi inonakidza kwazvo
Nemweya
Soulful and spiritual.
Love from India man ...I enjoyed the whole track
four minutes of magic and peace in my day. it just takes me vividly to a moonlit night where the waves crash softly on the beach and the wind blows by steadily.
Well done! Thank you. gorgeous voice also.
This is the first time I am seeing this lovely music! WOW!!!
Beautiful. I'm a kalimbist, this is my instrument's grandfather.
Hearing your music has left me a different person, as all great art does
I love this song.Ive bought a Kalimba cause of this song. My grandkids loves the sounds
never see this kind of instrument before, but love the music, love the nature sound, and the voice of singer
Quite a relaxing piece of music.🎶🎵😌🥰
This is really an awesome instrument!!!!! A very sweet music... Lots of love from India...😊😊
Beautiful! Especially with the singing
great playing and singing, this is beyond amazing
Zimbabwean music at its best.
One of the large collection of songs brought by the Rozvi,ancestors of the Shona people from Guruuswa, Tanganyika in the year 1AD.
how about giving the musician some credit - like a name?
It's not a masterpiece, it's Shanje- ir's Shona mbira and it's being played - really nicely - by a person
The musician is Gift Mugwidi.
It is a masterpiece tho
Beautiful and soothing sounds of my natural being .
Omg I miss my country 😭
I’m guessing you are from Zimbabwe, beautiful country
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Буду тренироваться!
I’m listening to this for music class, I LOVE IT
hypnotic and lovely. thank you for sharing!
The breakdown @ 3:17 I mean damn.
One of my favourite instruments. Beautiful song!
beautiful man, just beautiful
That just cleanses the soul. :D
Any titles for this piece.. a very nice piece
so peaceful and calming to listen to :-)
So powerful, so beautiful :)
This is the besttttt the part when he started singing so good
Pull this out when you in the back of the cab and aint got the fare...
What a beautiful master piece
this is a great piece for sure
One of the greatest things on the youtube!
Who is this amazing player and gentle singer??? So beautiful. Never post a performer without describing the musician.
Rose Harp His name is Gift. His phone number is +263 73 365 0093
This is something... Touching heart
Like the intro of "It's not right bui it's okay" by Whitney Houston.