Tontena Studio

Tontena Studio Helping artists to develop and release their music creativity through agreed projects. Tontena Studio does not operate commercially.

It doesn't proclaim to be 'state of the art’ but it does have an extensive range of A-Class sound processing equipment. It also has a fine array of modern/vintage musical instruments, amps, and effects. Keys: Yamaha baby-grand (acoustic), Wurlitzer 200A (vintage electric), Triton Pro-X, Roland Fantom X6, Moog and Korg mini synths and vocoders. Care has been taken over its selection of classic valv

e and industry-standard condenser/dynamic/ribbon microphones. Recording: Extensive digital hard drive multitracking (256 virtual tracking), analogue tape (16 tracks) and digital/analogue stereo mastering. Mixing: Digital (32 channel 'flying fader' automation) and analogue (42 channel with midi recall). Outboard processing (mainly valve) is via Neve/Oram/Avalon/Focusrite/TLA/Lexicon etc.

28/11/2025

Out 5th December...

22/11/2025

Yes, we made an album and it's coming out on 5th December:

25/10/2025
Oh dear ... but it's all subjective - isn't it?
17/09/2025

Oh dear ... but it's all subjective - isn't it?

Today we let the sun shine in:Anna Mudeka
17/06/2025

Today we let the sun shine in:
Anna Mudeka

Rec/produced by John Vigar at Tontena StudioAnimated video by Ropafadzo Madiro Chikonamombe
17/04/2025

Rec/produced by John Vigar at Tontena Studio
Animated video by Ropafadzo Madiro Chikonamombe

I HAVE A NAME – A musical narrative in tribute to Zimbabwe’s Spirit & Heritage From Anna Mudeka’s upcoming album RUVIMBO, I HAVE A NAME is a powerful story ...

For the record ...it's the 'title track' of Anna Mudeka's upcoming album, it's full of sunshine, it's called Ruvimbo, an...
06/04/2025

For the record ...it's the 'title track' of Anna Mudeka's upcoming album, it's full of sunshine, it's called Ruvimbo, and it will be released on 'Africa Day' which falls on this year's special Palindromic date of 25/5/25. Here's a pic from the vocals session we did the other day:

Anna at Tontena Studio. Pic by Graylyons
10/03/2025

Anna at Tontena Studio.
Pic by Graylyons

VanaMai is the first of 3 songs from Anna Mudeka's forthcoming new album: Ruvimbo (recorded here at Tontena Studio).Anna...
15/02/2025

VanaMai is the first of 3 songs from Anna Mudeka's forthcoming new album: Ruvimbo (recorded here at Tontena Studio).
Anna sings the song in Shona.
Cover art by Gideon Graylyons. Recorded/produced by John Vigar.
Here is a smart link to listen/buy: https://tontenamusic.ffm.to/vanamai

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