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Here are a few songs from our recent show at Morseland in Chicago

Kugarike Tange Nhamo -- This one of Oliver Mtukudzi's oldest hits, dating from the mid-70s. J.B. plays some crazy bass licks on this one.

Muramba Doro -- Another Mapfumo song, Muramba Doro is based on the local Jerusarema dance that Clifford does so well.

Kuvarira Mukati -- Kuvarira Mukati is a recent Mapfumo song off of his album "Rise Up" from 2005. We've added mbira to our version of this song, which is about the difficult situation in Zimbabwe and laments the lack of protest in Zimbabwe.

These are our latest songs from a recent Show at the Highdive in downtown Champaign.

Teresa -- One of our signature songs, Teresa is a an obscure Pickett Chiyangwa classic that features some great guitar work by Ben and Ben.

Rumbidzai -- Rumbidzai is a classic Four Brothers song in their unique jit style.

Hondo -- Hondo is an old mbira song sometimes called Tadzungaira. Our version is inspired by a performance from Ephat Mujuru, the late, great Zimbabwean mbira player..

Hwa Hwa -- Hwa Hwa is one of the mbira-based songs that made Mapfumo a legend in Zimbabwe and abroad.

Manhenga -- This Bhundu Boys favorite is a version of the mbira classic, Shumba.

Mufira Jeh-- This is Mhondoro Rhythm Success's own arrangement of an mbira dzaVaNdau song from the Zimbabwe-Mozambique borderland. This version is inspired by a performance from Zombiyi Muzite Gwenzi, an mbira expert from Mozambique.

Chitaunyike -- A Bhundu Boys standard that features some dhinhe dance rhythms and some inspired dancing by Clifford, but you'll have to catch us live to see that.

These songs are from our recent show at Allen Hall on the University of Illinois campus on October 12, 2007. It was a great show with a great crowd.

Mhondoro -- Mhondoro is an old Thomas Mapfumo song based on the classic mbira song Shumba.

Mufira Jeh -- Mufira Jeh is a Mhondoro original based on an old mbira song from the Ndau-speaking region of Zimbabwe.

Hwa Hwa -- Hwa Hwa is one of the mbira-based songs that made Mapfumo a legend in Zimbabwe and abroad.

Zuva Rekufa Kwangu -- A classic of Zimbabwean reggae. Zuva Rekufa Kwangu is one of the most famous songs by the sungura star, John Chibadura.

Manhenga-- This Bhundu Boys classic isalso a version of the mbira song Shumba.

Kugarike Tange Nhamo -- This is one of Oliver Mtukudzi's earliest songs and a great example of his unique interpretation of mbira music. This version of Taireva features a killer bass part by J.B.>

Munhu Hana Chakanaka -- This is a classic jit song by John Chibadura.

Chikende -- Chikende is a drumming and mbira standard known throughout Zimbabwe. Our version is from one of the newest stars of Zimbabwean popular music, Zivanai Masango.