African beats many not often boom through Calavera Hills Park, but Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits will change all that on August 8, from 6 to 8 PM as they bring their own brand of authentic African pop to Carlsbadistan’s Jazz In The Park.
Oliver Mtukudzi is the best-selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe, Africa. Lovingly called “Tuku” for short, Oliver began recording in the mid-1970s as a member of Wagon Wheels, a band that also featured Thomas Mapfumo. After Wagon Wheels rolled to fame in Southern Africa, Tuku formed Black Spirits, the band that has backed him throughout his career. . . . Tuku has been heavily influenced by chimurenga, the genre pioneered by Mapfumo that is inspired by the hypnotic rhythms of the mbira (thumb piano). However chimurenga is just one of many styles performed by Tuku, as his music also incorporates pop influences, South African mbaqanga, the energetic Zimbabwean pop style JIT, or the traditional kateke drumming of his clan, the Korekore.
Fans of world beat music will find no deeper, more authentic groove this summer.
[Link: Jazz In The Park]
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