Enjoy healing music and community at MBIRA workshops. All material taught is from the Shona traditional repertoire played for centuries in Zimbabwe. All levels from first-time-to-try-it to advanced are welcome – you will be taught at your own level, and receive individual attention in addition to small group learning.
There is always plenty of time to practice, as needed.
Meals and sleeping bag space are included (and sometimes a bed option). The following regions have weekend workshops:
- Northeast US region (may be disctoninued
- Berkeley, California
- If you are interested in joining or forming a workshop group in your area, please Contact Us and let us know.
The schedule of workshops is on the Calendar, where there is a link to the enrollment form for upcoming workshops.
If you need an mbira (instrument) to take an MBIRA workshop, you can purchase one through MBIRA here. Or, you can borrow and/or buy an mbira at the workshop.
The typical MBIRA workshop day includes:
- Mbira lessons in the morning;
- Lunch (provided), then break;
- Optional mbira lessons and/or playing together in 2’s and 3’s;
- Mbira singing lesson;
- Dinner (provided except last day); and
- The full group gathering in the evening for mbira playing.
