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Inspired by a Zimbabwean harvest song, the name Mvura Ichanaya means 'the rain shall fall' in Shona - one of the main languages spoken in Zimbabwe. I started playing the marimba in 1998 at Thornhill Primary School in Botswana, and have since learnt an incredible amount from the various mentors, musicians and friends I have had the privilege of working with, and learning from. I consider the past two decades a period of gathering and sowing seeds, and my hope is that this debut album will be the metaphorical rain that allows my seeds to take their first step towards becoming fruit bearing trees.

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Gore rino mvura ichanaya (This year the rain shall fall)
Ichanaya woye (It shall fall)

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from Mvura Ichanaya, released June 26, 2018
Marimba, Hosho, Ngoma and Vocals by Otto Gumaelius

Arrangement by Otto Gumaelius

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Otto And The Mutapa Calling London, UK

Otto & The Mutapa Calling is a London based marimba band playing joyful music from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, including folk songs, original songs and popular southern African covers. The band's set-up includes soprano, tenor and baritone marimbas, mbira, hosho, drumming and singing, with traditional & contemporary dances. The marimba band’s sound is full of energy & pulsating rhythms. ... more

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