Vakaranga Venharetare – Live Concert in Berkeley, CA on 13 August 2008

Name: Vakaranga Venharetare - Live Concert in Berkeley, CA on 13 August 2008
SKU: music-3459
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Vakaranga Venharetare means “The women who play mbira for ceremonies to call the spirits”. Mbira is played by very few women in Zimbabwe, but Patience Chaitezvi and Ambuya Jenny Muchumi were both raised by women who were traditional healers and spirit mediums. In this traditional environment, they began playing mbira in ceremonies as young girls. Their relationship with mbira remains extremely traditional, and the idea of performing mbira on stage as entertainment (this live concert) was a strange experience for them! Erica Azim fell in love with Shona mbira music as a teenager, and has played since the 1970’s. This recording includes both nyamaropa and mavembe (gandanga) tunings. A special treat is the magavhu (leg rattles), which can be heard on tracks 5 and 7. [Total time: 75:48]

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Title	Vakaranga Venharetare – Live Concert in Berkeley, CA on 13 August 2008
SKU	music-3459
Dimensions	N/A
Product Format	CD, Download
Categories	Audio Recordings, All the Music
Ensemble Type	Mbira group (mbiras, vocals, hosho)
Music Tunings	Nyamaropa, Nyamaropa (B pitch) "MBIRA Workshop", Mavembe/Gandanga
Players	Erica Azim, Jenny Muchumi, Patience Chaitezvi Munjeri

Vakaranga Venharetare – Live Concert in Berkeley, CA on 13 August 2008

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