The musician in this song is Gasper Nali, from Malawi, Africa, and is a one-person band. He is singing, playing a chordophone, and kicking the bass drum when watching the video. I’m unsure if the chordophone has a name since he made it himself. It is a giant guitar with a few strings, which he hits with a stick. The song has a great rhythm and is a feel-good song. I chose this example because I was amazed at how he played the instrument in the video, something I had never seen before. When listening, it has a good feeling about the song, but when I translated the lyrics, it was a sad song. However, it talks about what is happening in Malawi and tells the truth to the listeners. He is a very talented musician to be playing this all by himself when he doesn’t have unlimited resources at his disposal as we do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUQ2keLGsI&list=WL&index=88
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