Turning tradition on its head, we’ve been avid followers of the distinct sound of Botswana Guitar Music from the Kalahari Desert for some time now…
Receiving a positive response from the worldwide music community and beyond, the release of 'I'm Not Here To Hunt Rabbits’ has taken this unique style of overhand, four-stringed guitar playing outside the sphere of YouTube - and introduced the musicians themselves to a wider audience as the discovery of the Botswanan Guitar Music Scene garners fans the world over…
Watch the video that kick started the project
“Here's a style of guitar playing from Botswana that you've probably never seen before”
– OkayAfrica
“The unusual way they play the four-string guitars - reaching their left hand up and over the guitar's neck, instead of from behind and underneath - became apparent from the viral YouTube video phenomenon that prompted the idea of recording this album.”
Five-star review BBC Music Magazine
“The musicians in Botswana, in southwestern Africa, play the guitar – but they turn it into a completely different instrument…. turning the guitar into essentially two instruments.”
- New Sounds
“…magical transformation that the guitar has undergone at the hands of these folk musicians, and the odd style they have brought to bear on the instrument. “
-Songlines
“Nowhere in the world do they play guitar like they do in Botswana.”
-Die Welt (welt.de)
“a brilliant introduction to a unique style… this is one of the best guitar albums of the year so far.”
-Noisey
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article posted by:Carly Graham, Piranha Arts