[4] In an article for DownBeat, Daniel Margolis wrote: "By limiting themselves to these two ancient acoustic instruments, they exhibit brilliant use of space.

"[6] The Chicago Reader's Bill Meyer noted that, while the guembri is "low and resonant" and the mbira is "bright and sharp, with quick-decaying tones," "both instruments can articulate melodies and rhythms simultaneously."

So many records released this year seem to be processing the pandemic's ongoing stress and strain, and a close listen to Mind Maintenance will dispel those states, at least temporarily.

Music, unlike other arts, has this direct connection to the psyche and body, and can trigger all sorts of things, desired and undesired.

"[9] Aquarium Drunkard's Tyler Wilcox stated that Taylor's mbira, "interlocking with Abrams' guimbri... sounds heavenly, blending beautifully over the course of nine transcendent tracks."