Explorer Series : Africa's lyrics & chords

The Nonesuch Explorer series is “the series that introduced countless listeners to music from afar," says the New York Times, "opening up the delights of world music by mingling the scholarly and the sensuous ... The albums, recorded from the ‘60s to the ‘80s, have held up magnificently.” The revival of the series began in August 2002 with the release of thirteen volumes of African music, including the popular Drum, Chant and Instrumental Music; Witchcraft and Ritual Music; three mbira (thumb piano) recordings from the Shona people of ...read more