The Zawose Queens - Maisha [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: CDRW248
Barcode: 884108011355
Release Date: 07 Jun 2024 
Genre: World Music

The Zawose Queens are Leah and Pendo Zawose of the Tanzanian Wagogo people, whose joyous otherworldly vocals and polyphonic rhythms on drums, thumb pianos and chizeze fiddle mirror the sounds of nature. The grand-daughter and daughter of the late, great Hukwe Zawose, like all the women in the Zawose family, they were once forbidden from the spotlight. Aided by producers Oli Barton-Wood and Tom Excell, this is a stunning debut of eleven original songs that deftly blend the acoustic, electronic, traditional and modern.

UK live debut scheduled at WOMAD festival in July 2024

CD/Digital
1. Kuseka
2. Maisha
3. Dunia Hii
4. Lulelule
5. Fahari Yetu
6. Mapendo
7. Kusakala Kwenyungu
8. Sauti Ya Mama
9. Muheme
10. Masanja Kalila
11. Chidodo\