George Mukabi // Furaha Wenye Gita LP

George Mukabi // Furaha Wenye Gita LP

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東アフリカのポピュラーミュージック黎明期にフィンガーピッキング奏法を発達させたケニアのギタリストGeorge MukabiトリビュートのコンピレーションレコードがMississippi Recordsよりリリース。12ページのカラーブックレットが付属。

レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Mississippi Records releases available at Tobira. 

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LP comes with full-size 12-page color booklet featuring oral history and photographs from Kenya, produced in collaboration with Mukabi's surviving family.

Text by Mississippi Records:

"George Mukabi is a mythic figure across East Africa, known for his incredible fingerstyle guitar and hard living.

Mukabi invented a solo technique in which melody, rhythm and bass lines all merged in two hands on one guitar. Combined with his gentle raspy voice, wood and glass percussion, and the harmonies of his companion Jack Malenya, he created a sweet and thriving “omutibo” music that belied his tough reputation and untimely death.

An imposing man who was both respected and feared, he sang of the tumults of marriage, morality and life in Kenya on the cusp of independence. He sold hundreds of thousands of records in East and Central Africa before his murder in 1963, leaving behind just a few dozen beautiful songs and a complicated legacy.

This is the first comprehensive release of his music outside of East Africa. We traveled to Kenya to meet Mukabi’s surviving son Johnstone, as well as a generation of the artists he inspired. Their stories are included in a 12-page oral history which includes lyrics in Swahili and English and full color photos." 

Artist : George Mukabi

Label : Mississippi Records

東アフリカのポピュラーミュージック黎明期にフィンガーピッキング奏法を発達させたケニアのギタリストGeorge MukabiトリビュートのコンピレーションレコードがMississippi Recordsよりリリース。12ページのカラーブックレットが付属。

レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Mississippi Records releases available at Tobira. 

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LP comes with full-size 12-page color booklet featuring oral history and photographs from Kenya, produced in collaboration with Mukabi's surviving family.

Text by Mississippi Records:

"George Mukabi is a mythic figure across East Africa, known for his incredible fingerstyle guitar and hard living.

Mukabi invented a solo technique in which melody, rhythm and bass lines all merged in two hands on one guitar. Combined with his gentle raspy voice, wood and glass percussion, and the harmonies of his companion Jack Malenya, he created a sweet and thriving “omutibo” music that belied his tough reputation and untimely death.

An imposing man who was both respected and feared, he sang of the tumults of marriage, morality and life in Kenya on the cusp of independence. He sold hundreds of thousands of records in East and Central Africa before his murder in 1963, leaving behind just a few dozen beautiful songs and a complicated legacy.

This is the first comprehensive release of his music outside of East Africa. We traveled to Kenya to meet Mukabi’s surviving son Johnstone, as well as a generation of the artists he inspired. Their stories are included in a 12-page oral history which includes lyrics in Swahili and English and full color photos." 

Artist : George Mukabi

Label : Mississippi Records