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The Mbira Oracle
Приєднався 18 січ 2016
A journey through the rhythm of life.
Відео
Sketch #004: Chipembere?!?
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I believe I remembered this one. Taught to me by Tonderai Tirikoti while in Seke 2007. Chipembere.
Sketch #003?Mahororo?
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Help me out here, is it Mahororo? Or, Chipembere? Or neither? Inlearned this piece from Fradreck Mujuru inside Muir Woods one day. A gift indeed. Maitebasa Baba! Tatenda.
Sketch #002: Bangidza, and a special guest appearance by Mr. Bird!😁
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Sketch #002: Bangidza, and a special guest appearance by Mr. Bird!😁
Sketches #001: Mahororo?
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Greetings. It's been a long time, my apologies to the Mbira community for my absence. Ndiregerere. I’m starting again with sketches. This is.#001, and I'm searching for the name of this piece. I think a version of Mahororo, but I could be mistaken. Can you help me to identify the piece?
Interview with Chris Mhlanga
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Chris Mhlanga is a well-known Gwenyambira. He is known for both his unique craftsmanship in making mbira, and his unique virtuoso style of play. Totally inspired, I paid him a visit in 2007. This is an excerpt from an hour long interview I conducted with the elder then. Enjoy, his history is amazing!
Bangidza Variant
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Exploration of the piece, concerning expression. It's like jazz to me. Chris Mhlanga once told me at his residence, his greatest passion was jazz music. I hear jazz in all the traditional pieces. Discovery of the origin of jazz is in Ancestor worship. Here, a Shona.
Nyamaropa
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The oldest piece of all 500 in the Mbira dza Vadzimu repertoire. The name means "meat and blood", and played during hunting excursions.
Replacing a Dambatsoko Mbira Key
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One key broke on my Dambatsoko Mbira, and I replaced it with a new one. It's my first attempt at making an Mbira key, and after 10 years, it works fine to this day.
Zanza: D'mba Interpretation
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I was invited to produce an interpretation of the West African D'mba mask. A headdress to celebrate harvest and female fertility. Research informed the making of this musical interpretation. Many thanks to L'Salaam for collaborating on this special piece for the Baltimore Museum of Art. c.2000
Zanza: Komo Kun Interpretation
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I was invited to produce an interpretation of the West African Senufo Komo Kun mask. A horrible monster that terrorizes young initiates within the culture. Research informed the making of this musical interpretation. Many thanks to L'Salaam for collaborating on this special piece for the Baltimore Museum of Art. c.2000
Zanza: Events on the Path of Life
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Solo original piece on Zanza All rights Reserved
I’m well pleased to see you back. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I got notification of a new post from you. Welcome back! I was learning mbira when I first came across your karigamombe tune! Wow!
Thank you so much! Hurt my thumb tho. Waiting on recovery.
@@thembiraoracle1134get well soon. 🙏🏾
Wonderful🙌🙌💯
Nice!
Nyuchi
Ahh, yes. Ok, Tonderai taught me this one. Thanks!
This is awesome.
GREAT! Man, please if you've more of the Zanza....whoo hoo that's the ticket for this boy! All the best-Lp!
Fantastic to see more vids from yourself!!......ZANZA!....True spirit.
Not sure if this is still a person playing but woow, this is amazing!!
Lovely enchanting tone.Mesmerizing! That used to be one of your favourites, I'm betting it still is. (Lp)
Hello, years back you had some vids featuring kalimbas you had made. I believe you called them Zanza? I really enjoyed them, they actually helped me realize my main objective with the instrument WAS to improvise and the mbira with it's ingenious key arrangement was designed primarily to play Shona music. So in spite of having spent a number of years learning mbira pieces, thanks to your fine tutorials (which I don't believe have been equaled yet; their organization, clarity and accuracy) I decided to return to the kalimba.) Your instruments which I believe you made, had the element I was looking for, inspiring melody out of rhythm. Do you still have them? Would you consider selling something of a similar nature ? Hopefully I've the right guy here.....regardless I've always enjoyed your stuff and the grace and integrity with which it has been offered. Lp
Did you post this for people to see and possibly learn or for your ego.
Mbira players no longer teach on UA-cam just show off
@@Pana_Ishe I think its not true... I seen some teaching who are actually legends
Yes, I missed you too. One of my daughter's is living in D.C. now. I'll be back there in February for sure, if not sooner.
Are you back man? -Fantastic! Lp