Baya Wabaya Singing
Forward Kwenda (with Erica Azim)
#4 Sat. 9-10 am
Learn singing parts and handclapping to this traditional song. Forward will accompany on mbira.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: Unlimited
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Chemutengure Singing (Youth)
Jennifer Kyker
#2 Fri. 1-3 pm
See Children & Family.

Chemutengure Singing
Musekiwa Chingodza
#5 Sat. 1-3 pm
Learn many beautiful and original lines to the song Chemutengure, including a version of the song to accompany mbira and marimba arrangements. This is the version of Chemutengure sung on Musekiwa and Jennifer’s CD.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: 30
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Gwindingwi Singing
Forward Kwenda (with Erica Azim)
#1 Fri. 10:30-11:30 am
Gwindingwi means thick, dark forest in Shona. Learn lead and response singing, and hand clapping, to this traditional Shona song used to ask the spirits for protection when entering a dangerous forest.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: Unlimited
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Ingoma Ka Baba Singing
Lucky Moyo
#5 Sat. 1-3 pm
Sing a Ndebele/Zulu song about keeping Ndebele and Zulu vocal music alive.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: 50
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Mbira Ear Training Singing
Erica Azim
#8 Sun. 12:30-2 pm
Learn to hear mbira music in a Shona way through singing what the mbira is playing.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: 10
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Mbira Singing: Dande
Chris Berry
#2 Fri. 1-3 pm
Come and sing Dande with Chris. Learn lines and harmonize together.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: 50
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Mbira Singing: Dindingwe
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko
#3 Fri. 3:30-5:30 pm
A dindingwe is a cheetah. This song is about enemies who don’t want you to survive. They are giving you clean teeth and laughing with you, while in their hearts they are rotten worms! This is a traditional piece with original singing by Beauler.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: Unlimited
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Mbira Singing: Kabadza
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko
#8 Sun. 12:30-2 pm
Kabadza means you must work hard plowing to get food - maize and potatoes - to survive. If you work hard, you will reap the benefits for yourself and your children. This is a traditional piece with original singing by Beauler.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: 30
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Shosholoza Singing
Lucky Moyo
#7 Sun. 9:45-11:15 am
#9 Sun. 4:30-6:30 pm
Sing a Ndebele/Zulu song about the steam engine that used to take people to go and work in the gold mines.
Level: All levels
Class Limit: 50
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Zimbabwean Choral Singing, the Voice, and the Body
Kelly Takunda Orphan
#6 Sat. 3:30-5 pm
Start with vocal warmups and vocal/body percussion. Dive into Shona and Ndebele choral music. Be rhythmically challenged and have FUN!
Level: Intermediate
Class Limit: 30
Materials: Audio taping OK.

Mbira & Singing Touch-up/Review: Bukatiende, Unozofa, & Taireva
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko
#2 Fri. 1-3 pm
Get help with tricky spots that have presented themselves in the process of working with Beauler’s material from last year’s Zimfest and workshops. Promises to be fun as people pair up on songs and play together with Beauler’s guidance and clarification on fine points of mbira and singing.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limit: 20
Materials: Audio taping OK.