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Dande Mbira Piece Intensive – Mavembe/Gandanga Tuning

Name: Dande Mbira Piece Intensive – Mavembe/Gandanga Tuning
SKU: music-3943
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SKU: music-3943 Categories: Mbira Piece Intensive Listening, All the Music, Audio Recordings, Mbira Piece Intensive Listening

Description

Dande is a piece from the over 1,000-year old Shona mbira repertoire played in ceremonies. The name refers to an area in the far northern part of Zimbabwe, renowned for its powerful spirits. This is a collection of recordings of Dande played in mavembe, also known as gandanga, tuning. [Total time: 79:55]

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Tracks

Josephat Mandaza 2014 [10:21]
Cosmas Magaya 1994 [2:04]
Tute Chigamba 1991 [6:58]
Vitalis & Ambuya Botsa 2014 [10:34]
Forward Kwenda 2002 [7:10]
P. Tigere & A. Tawedzera 2010 [8:13]
Vitalis Botsa & Erica Azim 2015 [8:46]
T. Chigamba & Thomas Wadarwa 1991 [6:32]
M. Tembedza & Langton Bapiro 2003 [8:59]
Mhuri yekwaChigamba 1991 [3:51]
E. Mujuru & Spirit of the People 1983 [5:54]

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Title	Dande Mbira Piece Intensive – Mavembe/Gandanga Tuning
SKU	music-3943
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Dande Mbira Piece Intensive – Mavembe/​Gandanga Tuning

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