Chaminuka Mbira Piece Intensive

Name: Chaminuka Mbira Piece Intensive
SKU: music-3951
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SKU: music-3951 Categories: Mbira Piece Intensive Listening, Audio Recordings, All the Music, Mbira Piece Intensive Listening

Description

Chaminuka, also called ‘Chaminuka We’ and ‘Rwakaenda Namambo’, is a traditional Shona mbira piece played in ceremonies. Chaminuka is the name of a very important gombwe (great spirit, guardian of all the people) in Shona culture. This collection includes perfomances of the piece in nyamaropa (tracks 1,2,7,8) and Dambatsoko (tracks 3,4,5,6,9) tunings. [Total time: 68:21]

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Tracks

Cosmas Magaya 1994 [2:20]
Ephat Mujuru 1974 [3:03]
Fungai Mujuru 2005 kushaura [9:04]
Fungai Mujuru 2005 kutsinhira [5:56]
Fradreck & Sam Mujuru 2001 [10:37]
Fradreck Manjengwa & Fungai Mujuru 1999 [11:37]
Mhuri yekwaMuchena 1987 [9:24]
Mhuri yekwaRwizi 2000 [6:58]
Dambatsoko Mbira Group 2016 [8:48]

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Title	Chaminuka Mbira Piece Intensive
SKU	music-3951
Dimensions	N/A
Dimensions	N/A
Product Format	CD, Download

Chaminuka Mbira Piece Intensive

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