Name: I'll Never Understand by Doc Twang
Duration: 8 min
Description: The Key Ingredients of African Soul's latest CD release!

"Brother, look at me", a plea from those "invisible" ones who are wasting away from poverty and disease. Singer Patience Mudeka and guitarist Mono Mukundu are featured guests on this song which is a fusion of Chemurenga, Sungura and Rock styles. Lyrics- Praise Zenenga, Music- M. Olson. Praise Zenenga- Lead and backing vocals, Patience Mudeka- Additional lead and backing vocals, Mike “Doc Twang” Olson- Drums, Bass, Guitars, Marimba and backing vocals, Mono Mukundu- Guitar, Joe Whitley- Hosho, Cavetta Green, Uzo Nwankpa, Jeff Simpson- Backing vocals.

Tarira Mukoma feat. Patience Mudeka and Mono Mukundu

I met Iwisa, a vocal and dance group in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe back in 2010. When they heard about this collaboration project, they asked if I would like to use their vocal tracks for a collaboration. Needless to say, I was honored, and this is the result. The title means "Peace" and is sung in Ndebele (similar to Zulu). Also featured, renowned Harare guitarist and producer, Mono Mukundu. Lyrics- Iwisa, Music- Mike Olson. Iwisa- Lead and backing vocals, Mike “Doc Twang” Olson- Rhythm Guitar, Marimba and Percussion, Mono Mukundu- Lead Guitar, Brad Rickel- Drums, Joe Townend- Bass.

Ukuthula feat. Iwisa Music & Dance Company and Mono Mukundu

I dedicate this album to the man who inspired its inception, Dr. Thomas Mapfumo. Thank you, Mukanya! This is the song that initiated this project. Rooted in a traditional Mbira/Chemurenga groove that Thomas himself and his guitarist Gilbert Zvamaida shared with me, we decided to make it a tribute to Mukanya and his clan. Featured guests are Mono Mukundu, John Gumbo and Patience Mudeka. Lyrics- Praise Zenenga, Music- M. Olson. Praise Zenenga- Lead and backing vocals, Patience Mudeka- Additional lead and backing vocals, Mike “Doc Twang” Olson- Rhythm Guitar, Marimba and backing vocals, John Gumbo- Lead Guitar, Mono Mukundu- Rhythm Guitar, Ryan Brock- Drums, Joe Townend- Bass, Joe Whitley- Hosho, Jeff Simpson- Marimba and backing vocals, Kuumba Piazza- Backing vocals.

Gwenyambira feat. Patience Mudeka, Mono Mukundu and John Gumbo

Composer: Ian T. Mhlanga
Lyrics/Vox/Arrangement: Inertia (iamqed)
The anticipation of falling in love, maybe with someone you've met... maybe with someone you have yet to meet... the joy of those first moments together and the excitement of what's to come... the anticipation to fall in love with someone is melancholic yet euphoric.

Wait For The Fall (Inertia & Ian T. Mhlanga)

From the album: DENDENDE
A popular traditional 'Shona' song used for the 'forbidden dance.'
Girls and boys dance opposite to each other to the drumbeat, getting closer and closer at the end of each rhythm cycle. Extracts from this track were used for the launch of MudekaTribe fashion shoes - designed by Anna Mudeka. 

Anna Mudeka Band: Kana Ndazofa

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… a.m.m. …

Music & Instruments: Ufo Walter
Vocals & Text: Niasony Okomo

Ponanini (Alien Café Version)

The Key Ingredients of African Soul's latest CD release!

Spirits, Rise Up!

I'll Never Understand

Afro-Jazz. - features 
1 Shingi Mangoma - BVs
2 Brian Ngwenya - BVs
3 Tawanda Michael Mkoko - Mbira & BVs
4 Sailas Mupure - Bass
5 Dumie - Lead Guitar
recorded at Real Sounds Records Gweru, Zimbabwe. Song unveils the plight of deceased persons' children at the hands of their relatives. The first single from the upcoming album Kugara Nhaka due for release in June 2013.

Produced, Mastered & Mixed by Oskid

Jazzy jazz - zviuya (Kugara Nhaka)

 
For three decades, Michael J. Olson aka Doctor Twang has been dedicated to music and dance as vehicles for communication and the sharing of cultures, ideas and ideologies between nations, communities and individuals.   Instrumentality, Michael plays guitar, bass, djembe, congas and many other drums and percussion instruments including marimba, berimbao, and kalimba. As both a student and a performer of traditional and popular music and dance from Africa and the African Diaspora, Olson has studied and/or collaborated with many internationally respected musicians and dancers including: Ojeya-Cruz Banks, Abdou Kounta, Aziz Ahmed, Denise Bey, Ladji Camara, Arturo Rodriquez, Eno Washington, Abdou Dumbia, Caramba Dioubate, Guillermo Fás, Amadou Dembele, Rasaki Aladokun, Albert Nyathi and Imbongi, and the Bulawayo Kwela Kings. He has also written and arranged music for Arami Robinson (Nigeria) and Emanuel Ayafor (Cameroon), Bassirima Soro (Cote d’Ivoire), Tafadzwa Matamba and Praise Zenenga (both from Zimbabwe). Bands with which he is or has been associated have opened up concerts for King Sunny Ade, Kanda Bongo Man, Baba Maal, Lura, Queen Ida, Eek a Mouse, Zulu Spear, O.J. Ekemode, Toubab Krewe, Baba Ken Okulolo and the Afro-Groove ConneXion, Khaira Arby and, most recently, Tinariwen.
In addition to years of supporting the traditional drum and dance community as a musician, Olson has directed or co-directed; The World Music Ensemble Pulse, The G-Force Project, Batucaxé and the Key Ingredients of African Soul.    
	In early 2008, what began as a series of lunchtime jams resulted in the creation of The Key Ingredients of African Soul, a coalition of many talented musicians from Africa and the USA. Playing music from Africa and beyond, with Doctor Twang as their primary music arranger, the Key Ingredients of African Soul are the latest and most impressive evolution of  a musical vision which began over thirty years ago. 

I'll Never Understand

Doc Twang

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