Blessing Chimanga (Zimbabwe) Turns up the Marimba Heat

The playlist features great music from Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal and Nigeria. She also spins this week’s Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit for the second week in a row “I Had Some Help”. The back half of the show features a live, in-studio performance by marimba virtuoso Blessing Chimanga from Zimbabwe. He and Heather discuss his latest music and marimba project in Colorado, USA at the Kutandara Center.