Tendai "Baba" Maraire — whom you might know as one-half of Shabazz Palaces or from his upcoming collaboration with King Britt — recently released "Is She?," a modern love ballad that couples Maraire's mbira playing with auto-tuned verses. Watch the Harare-shot video for the single below, which you can find on his album Wona Baba Maraire.
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