Oliver Mtukudzi's gentle and positive music cuts to the core of complex political, social and spiritual themes in his new CD,TSIMBA ITSOKA. In his music, his cultural influences are evident - the mbira, the South African mbaqanga style, and Zimbabwean music style called jiti. They have been distilled into a sound that is very much his own. (Heads Up Records - www.headsup.com)