Mbira huru dzaVadzimu

Mbira huru dzaVadzimu means the “great mbira (thumb piano) of the ancestral spirits”.

Here are some lessons at YouTube by Ikeme from Baltimore, the Mbira0racle (note the zero in his nickname).



Mbira Lesson One : KarigaMombe on Gwara Nyamaropa

Mbira0racle (November 20, 2007): KarigaMombe is the first piece from the Shona repertoire that every Mbira musician must learn. Here is a version that I was taught by Manasa who taught at the Zimbabwe College of Music in 2002. Here it is played on a Newton Gwara Mbira dzaVadzimu.




KarigaMombe Ne Pasi Demo

Mbira0racle (October 09, 2007): Here's an old version of KarigaMombe.




KarigaMombe Ne Pasi Narrative Demo

Mbira0racle (October 25, 2007): I'm playing KarigaMombe Ne Pasi again, but this time I thought to comment as I play so you can hear the different octave pairings and polyrhythmic structure of the piece.




KarigaMombe Improv Lesson

Mbira0racle (April 16, 2008): Let your Mbira teach you! Here with the teaching piece of the Shona repertoire.




Bangidza

Mbira0racle (January 09, 2009): Performance practice...




Bangidza Peformance

Mbira0racle (January 12, 2009): There are more variations in this version I play, there are so many more to include, so stay tuned as I develop this piece further.

Made: 2008 Dec 1 Mon, chx: , mod 2009 Oct 30 Fri.