Nyama musango: Mavembe/Gandanga Tuning Mbira Piece Intensive
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Description
Nyama musango (‘Meat in the forest’) is a piece from the over 1,000-year old Shona mbira repertoire played in ceremonies. One translation of the lyrics ‘Chinzvenga mutsvairo’ (‘One who dodges the broom’) is ‘Don’t sit around where women are sweeping, go out and make something of your life…if you want something, go get it, don’t wait for it to come to you.’ This collection includes variants of mavembe, also known as gandanga, tuning only. MBIRA CD 3903 includes nyamaropa tuning versions of the piece. [Total time: 75:57]
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Tracks
- Tute Chigamba 1991 [5:56]
- Courage Njenge 2002 [5:31]
- Erica Azim 1989 [3:45]
- Forward Kwenda 2006 [7:44]
- Tute & Irene Chigamba 1991 [5:28]
- Tute & Palmer Chigamba 1986 [6:08]
- Christopher Chaitezvi & F . Kwenda 1994 [10:47]
- Forward Kwenda & Erica Azim 1999 [10:12]
- Thomas Wadharwa & Tute Chigamba 1991 [7:05]
- Tute & Irene Chigamba 2002 [6:28]
- Mazai Mbira Group 1986 [6:11]






