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Unplugged mbira sounds at centre

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MBIRA crew Mbira DzeNharira will on Saturday perform at a concert dubbed Toita Zvedeze at the Mbira Centre in Harare. The talented group is set to give the audience a chance to sample unplugged and exceptional mbira beats.

MBIRA crew Mbira DzeNharira will on Saturday perform at a concert dubbed Toita Zvedeze at the Mbira Centre in Harare. The talented group is set to give the audience a chance to sample unplugged and exceptional mbira beats.

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“The sound is warmer, sweeter and more spiritual. One of the most beautiful night sounds one can hear in rural Zimbabwe is that of mbira music floating to your ears from a mbira performance a few villages away,” said Mbira Centre director Albert Chimedza.

“In effect what urban audiences are used to listening to is an amplified electric mbira sound. Mbira DzeNharira were pioneers in this genre and to this day their electric mbira instruments give the best sound in Zimbabwe.”

Chimedza said after the concert there would be an Afrobeat after party that would be hosted by one of Africa’s leading radio DJs Mannasseh Phiri from Zambia.

He said although Phiri was a qualified medical doctor and an Aids activist, his love for arts had seen him taking time off his busy schedule to entertain audiences on air and during live performances.

He has been an Afrobeat DJ for 42 years and uses this platform for his activism purposes.

“The event will certainly be a great music and dance experience not to be missed with two concerts — the afternoon family show and the evening one for adults,” added Chimedza.