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Zimbabwean Guitarist Louis Mhlanga's New Album

By Ngwako Malakalaka | The K Jazz Show
June 25, 2024
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Louis Mhlanga is a Southern African musician whose passion for the guitar started at the age of 10, imitating the likes of Jimi Hendrix and many other rock musicians from the '60s through to the '70s. He is also a scholar of both the Southern and West African guitar traditions, successfully incorporating the mbira (thumb piano) patterns of the Shona people into his unique modern electric guitar style. Mhlanga is known for his collaborations as much as his solo work. He was featured on the 1996 collaborative album Place of Hope alongside international stars like George Duke, James Ingram and Al Jarreau. And he can also be heard on Andy Narell's Fire in the Engine Room. Mhlanga has a new project, Living for the Living which is coming out this month. Enjoy our chat and the music.

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Zimbabwean Guitarist Louis Mhlanga's New Album