Monoswezi is an African-European formation with members from Norway, Sweden and Mozambique, Zimbabwe; take the first two letters of each country and you get: Monoswezi! A central place Monoswezi's sound is reserved for the mbira of Hope Masika, who, for her lyrics, draws on traditional folk songs from Shona culture. Monoswezi occasionally reminded yours truly of the work of the Zimbabwean mbira-princess Chiwoniso, but sounds jazzier ('Povo M'povo'), more introspective, more intimate and at times also more abstract ('Mhondoro', 'Nhetembo').