Throw Down Your Heart - Musical Conversations in Africa part 1

Throw Down Your Heart chronicles banjo virtuoso and 18 time Grammy award winner Béla Fleck's musical journey to Africa (Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali) and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of African music. Using his banjo, Béla transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians from very different backgrounds.

[@chipfadawada]

Ladies and Gentlemen the Stevie Wonder of Africa

[@TheSilence1]

I had the same idea as soon as he started singing that scale at the 0:26 mark. It reminded me Stevie's "Ribbon in the Sky".

[@guilirio]

The Stevie Wonder of Africa is Stevie Wonder

[@malwebb1]

Ah, that's so sweet! Just a note, the Tanzanian thumb piano he plays is called the Ilimba (as opposed to Kalimba). It's strange it's not mentioned in this film. Hmmm.

[@braindoodle89]

Thank you so much for this!

[@fenderstrt4]

Tanzanian Ray Charles!

[@gagarius]

He mentions on the video that he plays MARIMBA......

[@mortenlind89]

oh i found it?

[@mortenlind89]

great, whats the name of marimba player?

[@HairBilly]

Anania Nogoglia