A former theater director, Mhlanga ran Zimbabwe's Ethnomusicology Trust, where he was in charge of developing national teaching programs for traditional and contemporary Zimbabwean music. He also spent a year in the Netherlands. As the musician-in-residence at the Royal Dutch Conservatory of Music, he taught African guitar courses and recorded albums with bassist Eric van der Westen, one of which also included Malian guitarist and singer Habib Koité. Discography Musik Ye Afrika Mukai Live at the Bassline with Vusi Mahlasela Shamwari References http://jazztimes.com/articles/14822-louis-mhlanga JazzTimes External links Louis Mhlanga Louis Mhlanga on National Geographic World Music Living people 1974 births Zimbabwean musicians Zimbabwean guitarists Zimbabwean record producers 21st-century guitarists