Zimfest 2004 Update
July 29

We are happy to announce that we have confirmed that teachers David Gweshe and Zivanai Masango will be joining us for Zimfest! (See also: July 16 Update.) Teacher biographies and new workshop descriptions are below.

We have added the following classes with David Gweshe:

Relating Different Instruments to the Mbira and Marimba — session #1 Friday 10:00-12:00
Advanced Mbira: Chipembere — session #2 Friday 1:00-3:00
Storytelling — session #3 Friday 4:00-6:00
Shona Joyful Singing — session #4 Saturday 10:00-12:00
Shona Language and Culture — session #5 Saturday 1:00-3:00
Kore Kore Rhythm and Dance — session #7 Sunday 10:00-12:00
Shona Ceremonial Singing — session #8 Sunday 1:00-3:00
Shona Spirituality — session #9 Sunday 4:00-5:30

David Gweshe will be available for pre-festival lessons in mbira or other musical arts on Thursday, August 12.

The following classes with Zivanai Masango replace the classes offered by Nicholas Manomano, who is unfortunately unable to come to Zimfest this year. If you were signed up for one of those classes, you have been automatically registered in the new ones. You also have the option of changing your enrollment if you would like to.

Intermediate Marimba: Understanding African Rhythms: 6/8 Mbira Style — session #1 Friday 10:00-11:00 REPLACES Manomano — Dexterity Exercises
Adv Beg/Intermediate Marimba: Developing a Song — session #2 Friday 1:00-2:30 REPLACES Manomano — Developing a Song
Intermediate Marimba: Understanding African Rhythms: 4/4 Chikende Style — session #4 Saturday 10:00-11:30 REPLACES Manomano — Phrasing System on Marimba
Advanced Marimba: Ndebele Rhythms — session #8 Sunday 1:00-2:30 REPLACES Manomano — Composing Your Own Songs
Intermediate Marimba: Understanding African Rhythms: 3/4 Mhande Style — session #9 Sunday 4:00-5:00 REPLACES Manomano - Using Marimba Keyboard

And we will be offering these new classes with Zivanai Masango:

Shona Style Guitar — session #3 Friday 4:00-6:00
Adv Beg Marimba: Hondo — session #5 Saturday 1:00-3:00
Adv Beg/Intermediate Marimba: Developing a Song — session #7 Sunday 10:00-11:30

Registration will only remain open through this Saturday, July 31, but don’t worry, you can register at the festival as well.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all in two weeks!

— Zimfest 2004 Planning Committee

New Teachers

David Tafaneyi Gweshe is a spiritual leader and lecturer, a dance choreographer, musician, composer, storyteller, and ethnomusicologist. Born in 1940, Sekuru Gweshe, a descendant of the Lion Totem clan, comes from the Kore Kore people. He began playing njari at age 14 and over time added keys in order to “play all the parts” of the music that he heard in his head. This is how Gweshe devised the 56-key Munyonga mbira that he plays. He is a true pioneer of Zimbabwean music, constantly expanding the boundaries of traditional Shona music. Whether playing mbira at a bira ceremony or leading a group playing electric guitars and marimba, the wisdom of his spirituality comes through. Gweshe formed The Boterekwa Dance Troupe 24 years ago, a dance troupe for children which is now recognized as one of Africa’s finest troupes and has toured through much of the world. He introduced Kore Kore dances throughout Zimbabwe. On his spiritual missions abroad, he has shared the stage with leaders of Christian, Hindu, Moslem, and Jewish faiths as well as with the spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dali Lama.

Zivanai Masango has been a musician from as early as he can remember and he began playing marimba at the age of 10. He taught music at Prince Edward school in Harare with teachers such as Musekiwa Chingodza and Nicholas Manomano in 1998. He toured Zimbabwe, Europe and America from 2000 through 2004 with Thomas Mapfumo as a keyboardist, trumpet player and guitarist. He also has worked with Chris Berry and Panjea, Tanga Wekwa Sando (a township jazz artist from Zimbabwe) and countless other bands in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has also produced his own live production called Musatisiye, which tells a history of Zimbabwe through song. It premiered on Where’s The One’s African Music series in New York City in May. He has come to be one of Zimbabwe’s most respected studio engineers and music producers, having produced and recorded some of the best selling albums of all time in Zimbabwe and elsewhere, including Chris Berry’s all acoustic album Hold On. He is currently teaching African Guitar at Tribal Soundz in New York City and doing workshops in and around New York.

New Workshop Descriptions

Dance

Guitar

Marimba

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Zimfest 2004 UpdateJuly 29

New Teachers

New Workshop Descriptions

Dance

Guitar

Marimba

Mbira

Presentations, Lectures & Discussions

Singing

Zimfest 2004 Update
July 29