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From Africa with soul
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Town & Village , From Africa with soul >>
Stella Chiweshe is one of the most magnetic figures on the world music scene.
The only female leader of a band in her native Zimbawe, she sings her own compositions. Known as the mbira queen of Zimbabwe, she accompanies herself on the mbira, described on the liner notes of her latest album "Talking Mbira" (on Piranha), as an instrument constructed of "rows of iron keys, flattened at the playing end, attached to a wooden board and then fixed into a calabash for resonance."
Her songs deal with spirituality, the human condition, and resistance to colonialism; she is the great grand-daughter of a famous resistance fighter who was executed by the British. Her accompaniment is an intriguing blend of traditional instruments (including the mbira and marimbas) as well as modern ones (such as synthesizers and bass guitar).
This is her first album in seven years and opportunities to catch her in person are rare. On February 10 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., Chiweshe will make her first appearance in town in nine years at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St.; 539-8778). 02/06/03
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