Mother Nozipo

Composer: MARAIRE, Dumisani
  • Maraire composed Mai Nozipo (“Mother Nozipo”) in 1990 for the Kronos Quartet.1
  • Maraire conceived this work as a musical life story of his mother.2
  • This work appeared on the Kronos Quartet’s 1992 album Pieces of Africa. The composer plays percussion in this recording.3

Sources

  1. Edward Rothstein, “Review/Music: World Music Transformed,” The New York Times (February 17, 1992), accessed June 11, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/17/arts/review-music-world-folk-styles-transformed.html.
  2. Ibid.
  3. Brian Olewnick, “Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa,” AllMusic, accessed June 11, 2021, https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000286838. 

Cut IDs

18427