Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Stella Chiweshe Talking Mbira

Stella Chiweshe (also Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati, or Stella Nekati Chiweshe, b. Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, Zimbabwe, November 8, 1946) is a Zimbabwean musician. She is internationally known for her singing and playing of the mbira dzavadzimu, a traditional instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. She is one of the few female players of the instrument, which she learned to play in the mid-1960s when even fewer females played the instrument.

Download Stella Chiweshe Mp3 Albums

Stella Chiweshe at Africa Festival 2006

"The Mbira Queen of Zimbabwe takes us through a journey of life, from pain to healing." Graham Radley, UK

Stella Chiweshe - Chachimurenga

zimbabwean music, mbira

Stella Chiweshe Womad 2006 # 1

Her Majesty Stella Chiweshe Mbira Queen

Stella Chiweshe at Africa Festival 2006 part 2

"The Mbira Queen of Zimbabwe takes us through a journey of life, from pain to healing." Graham Radley, UK

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