• the music
    • sound of mbira
    • aspects of mbira
    • kushaura & kutsinhira
    • songs & song families
    • rhythm
    • singing
    • participation
  • the instrument
    • African mbiras
    • mbira dzavadzimu
    • construction
    • tunings
    • buzz
    • resonators
    • hosho
  • culture
    • Shona culture
    • Shona spirituality
    • tradition
  • contemporary
  • musicians
  • learning
  • mbiratube
 

mbira makers

Josephat
 Josephat Josephat Josephat Josephat
Josephat Mandaza
Simboti
Tute Chigamba
making my mbira
Mr. Chingodza -
Musekiwa's father
Chris Mhlanga

mbira

Musekiwa
 Musekiwa
Beauler
 Forward Forward

Musekiwa Chingodza playing at his home in Murehwa
Garikayi Tirikoti
(with Sidney Maratu)
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko
(with her group)
Forward Kwenda
at Great Zimbabwe
Newton Gwara
 
Musekiwa
 Musekiwa
Musekiwa
 Tute Tute

Bezil & Ngoni
Makombe - Seke
Garikayi Tirikoti
& friends - Highfield
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko
Tute Chigamaba
(with Wiri Chigonga)
Tute Chigamaba playing hosho
 
Cosmas Magaya
 Cosmas Magaya
Mude
 Forward Cosmas Magaya

Cosmas Magaya
Sekuru Gora
Hakurotwi Mude
Forward Kwenda
Bezil & Ngoni w/ Thomas Mapfumo
 

marimba and dance

Garadziva Chigamba
 marimba Mhembero Seke Beauler Dyoko Group

Garadziva Chigamba
with Julia Chigamba and members of Mhembero

Garadziva Chiigamba and others
Zozuru Centre
Highfield
Mhembero
performing at a shoppingmall
Seke
Beauler Dyoko Group
 

the rural village link

and ...

Musekiwa
 Murewa Blacks Unlimited Dombashowa Murewa

Beginning mbira in Zimbabwe
Musekiwa at home in Murehwa
Joshua Dube, Bezil Makombe, Chaka
Village,
Dombashowa
Baya Wa Baya
Seke
The video clips on this page are from my travels in Zimbabwe in 1998 and 1999, as well as mbira performances in the US. This is not, therefore, a comprehensive selection of mbira players (and mbira makers) but rather a selection of what I have been lucky enough to experience. Thanks to all the musicians. Enjoy.

Mbira videos on the Web

Experience the music, support the musicians

Links for purchasing the recordings of these musicians:

Garadziva Chigamba dandemutandedandemutande
Tute Chigamba dandemutandedandemutande
Musekiwa Chingodza kutsinhira dandemutandedandemutande
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko dandemutandedandemutandekutsinhira
Sekuru Gora Mhumidandemutande dandemutande
Newton Gwara Mhumi dandemutandedandemutande
Forward Kwenda kutsinhira dandemutande dandemutande
Cosmas Magaya dandemutande
Bezil Makombe dandemutande
Mhembero dandemutande
Chris Mhlanga dandemutandedandemutande
Hakurotwi Mude dandemutandedandemutande
Garikayi Tirikoti dandemutande dandemutande