Oliver Mtukudzi: Tsimba Itsoka
Tsimba Itsoka
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- Label: HeadsUp, 2007
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.9.2007
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Each of us walks through life on his or her own path. And yet, in the course of a lifetime, so many of those paths cross and re-cross again. The steps that we take and the footprints that we leave behind create a lasting mark – even if just a small one – on our families, our friends, our community and even the world as a whole.
Oliver Mtukudzi, the Zimbabwean Afro-pop icon who joined the Heads Up International label with the 2005 release of Nhava, examines the lasting effect of those indelible traces of humanity in his new release, Tsimba Itsoka, a twelve-song CD set.
Translated literally, Tsimba Itsoka means “No foot, no footprint,” a simple phrase that serves as the foundation for every song on the album. “Everyone’s footprint is different,” says Mtukudzi, who has crafted a brilliant body of work over the past three decades by cutting to the core of the most complex political, social and spiritual themes and recasting them in the most simple and direct terms. “Each person is moving on a different path through life. Some are traveling in a positive direction, while others are traveling in a negative direction. But everyone leaves their mark on the world, no matter how big or small.”
From the very first notes of the album, Mtukudzi – as always – is not afraid to examine the darker side of the human experience as well as the lighter side. From the opening hook of “Ungadé we?” (“Would you like it?”), he addresses the issue of violent crime, and asks the perpetrator how he would feel if the tables were turned. “I’m asking, ‘Would you like it if your daughter was raped?’” says Mtukudzi. “In other words, what kind of footprint are you leaving behind, based on the life you’re living now? And what would that footprint look like to you if it were pointed in your direction, or in the direction of someone you loved?”
Driven by an understated guitar and a simple rhythmic line, “Mhinduro” (“Reply”) is a commentary on the fast talking that the guilty resort to in order to cover their tracks. “In the song, I’m saying, ‘Why do you give answers when there are no questions?’” says Mtukudzi. “It only proves that you’re guilty. You’re explaining yourself when no one has asked you to. You’re trying to cover your guilty footprints.”
“Kumirira Nekumirira” (“Waiting and waiting”) is a call to action to those who would rather be controlled by adverse circumstances than take control of them. “We can’t wait for miracles to happen,” says Mtukudzi. “If there are problems that have to be solved, if we want our lives to be better, then we have to do something for ourselves. If we’re not taking action to make our life better, if we’re not walking, if our feet are not moving, then there’s no footprint for people to follow.” (concordmusicgroup. com)
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Each of us walks through life on his or her own path. And yet, in the course of a lifetime, so many of those paths cross and re-cross again. The steps that we take and the footprints that we leave behind create a lasting mark – even if just a small one – on our families, our friends, our community and even the world as a whole.
Oliver Mtukudzi, the Zimbabwean Afro-pop icon who joined the Heads Up International label with the 2005 release of Nhava, examines the lasting effect of those indelible traces of humanity in his new release, Tsimba Itsoka, a twelve-song CD set.
Translated literally, Tsimba Itsoka means “No foot, no footprint,” a simple phrase that serves as the foundation for every song on the album. “Everyone’s footprint is different,” says Mtukudzi, who has crafted a brilliant body of work over the past three decades by cutting to the core of the most complex political, social and spiritual themes and recasting them in the most simple and direct terms. “Each person is moving on a different path through life. Some are traveling in a positive direction, while others are traveling in a negative direction. But everyone leaves their mark on the world, no matter how big or small.”
From the very first notes of the album, Mtukudzi – as always – is not afraid to examine the darker side of the human experience as well as the lighter side. From the opening hook of “Ungadé we?” (“Would you like it?”), he addresses the issue of violent crime, and asks the perpetrator how he would feel if the tables were turned. “I’m asking, ‘Would you like it if your daughter was raped?’” says Mtukudzi. “In other words, what kind of footprint are you leaving behind, based on the life you’re living now? And what would that footprint look like to you if it were pointed in your direction, or in the direction of someone you loved?”
Driven by an understated guitar and a simple rhythmic line, “Mhinduro” (“Reply”) is a commentary on the fast talking that the guilty resort to in order to cover their tracks. “In the song, I’m saying, ‘Why do you give answers when there are no questions?’” says Mtukudzi. “It only proves that you’re guilty. You’re explaining yourself when no one has asked you to. You’re trying to cover your guilty footprints.”
“Kumirira Nekumirira” (“Waiting and waiting”) is a call to action to those who would rather be controlled by adverse circumstances than take control of them. “We can’t wait for miracles to happen,” says Mtukudzi. “If there are problems that have to be solved, if we want our lives to be better, then we have to do something for ourselves. If we’re not taking action to make our life better, if we’re not walking, if our feet are not moving, then there’s no footprint for people to follow.” (concordmusicgroup. com)
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R. Emans in Stereo 2/08: "Gerne verlässt Oliver Mtukudzi die Pfade der heimischen Musik und bewegt sich in Richtung Jazz und Soul. Damit hinterlässt er deutliche "Foot- prints", denen zu folgen ausgesprochen lohnend ist, zumal sein Rhythmus wunderbar zu unseren Vorstellungen von Afrika und der Savanne passt. Empfehlenswert."- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Ungade We
- 2 Chikare
- 3 Kuropodza
- 4 Mhinduro
- 5 Hapana Kuti Mbijana
- 6 Njuga
- 7 Kuipedza
- 8 Masiba Mashoma
- 9 Mbiri Hurimbo
- 10 Nzumgu Imwe
- 11 Vachakunonokera
- 12 Kumirira Nekumirira