This 60 minute DVD offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famed cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. these are audio-visual field recordings from isolated African villages to the gardens of Europe, presenting some of the legends of this style: Mwenda Jean Bosco, Faustino Okello, Pierre Gwa, Daniel Kachamba and others.

The roots of blues guitar techniques are seen in these recordings, as are the intricate sounds and rhythms of African music adapted to solo fingerstyle guitar. Twenty-six songs are included, as well as an 80 page detailed booklet giving historical, musical and biographical perspectives. 

Running time 60 minutes

DVD is region 0, playable worldwide.

Aba Ri Kwala       Pierre Gwa
Babuti Mwana Lolo Ya Tembe       Pierre Gwa
Bibi Mupenzi       Mwenda Jean Bosco
Bombalaka       Mwenda Jean Bosco
Chechure       Moya Aliya Malamusi
Dolosina Lumba       Daniel Kachamba
Dzana Lija Tinali Tonse       Daniel Kachamba
Engelika Ghapumura Munu Wendi       Erasmus N. Ndara
Hauyani Demonstration       Moya Aliya Malamusi
Ikwela       Pierre Gwa
Lead Guitar Variations       Mose Yotamu
Loskel Ucyakewaki Kongo       Faustino Okello
Make Solofina       Moya Aliya Malamusi
Masanga Njia       Mwenda Jean Bosco
Matide Aboyo       Faustino Okello
Mimi Kwenda Nairobi       Daniel Kachamba
Mwenaku Mama (1979)       Mose Yotamu
Mwenaku Mama (1993)       Mose Yotamu
N.C.       Daniel Kachamba
Nani Anyamata Mukufuna Ncito...       Mose Yotamu
Ndaona Ine Ndilibe Mau       Moya Aliya Malamusi
Ndiango       Pierre Gwa
Ni Furaha       Mwenda Jean Bosco
Ove Tata! Ove Mama!       Mose Yotamu
Tango Paya       Erasmus N. Ndara
Twende Kwetu Nyumbani       Mwenda Jean Bosco