Musekiwa Chingodza is a Zimbabwean

mbira Mbira ( ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and p ...

and

marimba The marimba () is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the timbre ...

player and teacher. He was born in 1970 in Zimbabwe.

Biography

Musekiwa Chingodza was born in Mwangara village,

Murewa Murewa (also spelled Mrewa or Muhrewa) is a township (and district) in Zimbabwe, 75 kilometers northeast from the capital of Harare, at the road to Tete (Mozambique). It is situated almost 1400 m above sea level. In 2002, the number of inhabitant ...

, Zimbabwe, in 1970. He began playing mbira at the age of five and is self-taught. Through listening to other gwenyambira, or great mbira players, he developed a strong attachment to and love for mbira music. He says, "Our music is both medicine and food, as mbira has the power to heal and to provide for people. Mbira pleases both the living and the dead". In 1991, Musekiwa was a key member of the band Panjea, founded by Chris Berry. He composed the hit song "Ganda" on Panjea's Zimbabwean album. Currently Musekiwa teaches mbira at

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Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

. He is a singer, dancer, drummer, and he plays both mbira dzavadzimu and nyunga nyunga. Following up on "Tsunga", his widely acclaimed CD with Jennifer Kyker, Musekiwa released his CD "VaChingodza Budai Pachena". His newest CD, "Kutema Musasa", was released in 2005.

Discography

As Musekiwa Chingodza * ''VaChingodza Budai Pachena'' (2004) * ''Kutema Musasa'' (2005) * ''Live in Santa Cruz'' (2012) With Hungwe * ''Tsunga'' (2001) * ''Muronda Tsimba'' (2009) With Mhofela * ''Tomutenda Mambo'' (2010) With Steve Spitalny * ''Kudya Zvekukwata: Eating at Other People's Houses'' (2011) With Tute Chigamba, Irene Chigamba, and Ngonidzashe Chingodza * ''Muzazananda'' (2017) With Sumi Madzitateguru * ''Tauya Kune Vamwe'' (2017)

References

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