A reissue of the 1983 album by EPHAT MUJURU, Zimbabwe's mbira (thumb piano) master. He grew up steeped in traditional Shona culture in a small farming village in Manicaland Province, near the Mozambican border, and his grandfather was a spirit medium. In Rhodesia, dominated by white British rule, Christian doctrine held that "playing the mbira is blasphemy against God," and in defiance of that, the struggle for independence eventually gave birth to the Republic of Zimbabwe. Ephat was one of Zimbabwe's foremost musicians, living through that turbulent era. Singing of brotherhood, healing, and unity as a balm for the heat of that struggle, EPHAT died suddenly of a heart attack in 2001. To think the mbira, an instrument of nothing but healing sound, carries such a history. Even so, just immerse yourself in this uniquely natural ambient sound world. Great job from AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA, the label that drew renewed ∞ attention with amapiano. Perfect for chilling at home, and just as good in a party lounge. Wonderful. "When the mbira is played, two worlds—the world of the ancestors and the modern world—become one." EPHAT MUJURU (1950-2001) (Original Japanese text by Shhhhh)