Nhemamusasa

[zburnight]

And I wish it was more than 240.... beautiful though.. .nonetheless

[zburnight]

Needs more views



[stirruped]

Big sound!

This is great, keep it up!

[tmatizira]

This is beautiful!

[Mrmaldud]

That of voice of yourz eish you make life seem easy when evr i listen to yous song u jst great,bravo mwaa...

[littlejack2233]

Pretty good except for the hosho. Some really zinging hosho would have been nice. On a different note, have any of you heard of the ande marimba band?

[lycrest15]

bravo.. this is one of my favorite classical pieces from back home, haven't heard it played on marimba..

[mergu84]

This is awesome, is there sheet music? I want to play this.

[kkhemet]

To Tanyaradzwa, take heed. If not for the Marimba and Mbira being picked up by the students of Dumi, who were predominantly White, here in the U.S. The current state of revival that is going on with the playing of Mbira and Marimba would not have been possible, or at least not as powerful.

It's an odd coincidence that people who knew nothing of Zimbabwe recognized the beauty of the music and began playing it and making it economically viable for many Zimbabwean musicians to continue playing.

[marimblues]

@kkhemet A song I learned at Zimfest 2010, called "Tatatiera", means "humble" or something close to this. We Americans can learn much from cultures which embrace "humility". I see a failure to empathize with Tanyaradzwa -- the responses need not be combative. There should be an immediate understanding that the video clip lacks all context, and that a person from the Shona tradition might feel outrage -- if one can't see why then further study is required, see you at Zimfest 2011!

[marimblues]

@marimblues woops, that's "tataterera" (i think), humble apologies

[burger414]

LOL the bass marimba player makes me nod my head with his bouncing mallets lol.

[marimbakid97]

thank you a very much (I'm Jonah, the youngest in the band)

[Teniie55]

welldone we welcome you. this is good guys keep it up

[BHEBHEakaMhlongo]

This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[miandambira]

these "white people" are children, or hadnt you noticed? And I think theyre great.

[docludi]

Here here. they really are great. The only thing that is a bit stiff is Rochillz's mind.

[rochillz]

wow!!!, next we are going to hear, white people invented African music, African drums etc... Sounds good, but put some African emotion, we call it soul take alook at some other african players you will see what i mean... make it flow naturally you still stiff

[gusto68]

Bro the church took already the culture of you guys so what are ya on about! You should be rather proud when ppl are interested in your culture!!! I'm a djembe drummer ma self... Give those ppl a chance at least they try and stop bitching about it! Not good for ya karma bro

[gusto68]

Awesome guys!!!

[sheymud]

Taura hako bobovich ! The truth will remain neither black nor white Zimbabweans can live without each other. Skin colour should not divide us. Keep it up guys!!!!!!!!

[bobovich]

and who said white people where not zimbabweans

vana vevhu ava lets leave in unity

together we concure divided we fall

frm a tru zimbabwean

[rochillz]

Well, they really are not ! They are ancestors of the invader of Africa, that murdered thousands of theZimbabweans, and never used to see themselves are though. That is the reality!

[bobovich]

ppl who think like you are stopping progression in a country with good resources. conservetive views like yours encourag ppl to judge for no reason at all. i agree the history should not be forgoten rather used for our future children to understand whre they come from yes. but i also believe that we have to learn from the past and build a btter future. after all our ancestors also invaded zimbabwe... think about it

[winstonbling]

So how many Zimbabweans did Bob killed so far since 1980 come one pple we are all the same do dwell in the past ok. I like white pple nomatter wat they did b4. Its not even all of them which are bad and its everywhere man, learn 2 live in LOVE AND UNITY 4 the sake of our kids yu smell mie

PROUD ZIMBABWEAN

[MadTomOfBedlam]

@bobovich i agree, pass the skokian, from an american. i used to play in a similar band i miss this song a lot. thanks for playing a good version of it, i love mbira but have a hard time getting the same sort of enjoyment from the beat

[mbiraguy]

It was fun sharing the stage with you guys the other night. Thanks for having us.

[docludi]

Magical.

[docludi]

Just simply wonderful.

[MissDaySevenThousand]

Very nice, you guys. I know how to play Nhemamusasa on the mbira, and this is every bit as beautiful.

Outstanding job.

[mbiraguy]

Awesome. Nice track, hokoyo.

We've still gotta get the Boka - Hokoyo music exchange happening sometime :)

[dzamunets]

shakkkkka ndinobvumirana newe, chivanhu chedu chaenda neva chena isu tichinyara kuonekwa tichiridza mbira kana marimba hanzi ndezve mashavi. thanx

[Azizip17]

I appreciate the sense of ownership that people from Zimbabwe might feel about their culture. But, imo, if people publicly acknowledge traditional sources, try to learn more about that culture, and also give material support back to that culture when possible, then those people should be accepted as legitimate performers of those traditional cultural products. I wonder if these were Black Americans, would Zimbabweans writing here have a problem with them performing this music?

-a Black woman

[tpdhla07]

Oh man, I miss Zimbabwe and marimba's you guys make me so proud!!!

[deanfreexan]

you guys hit those marimbaz so beautiful, sounds of true african lion hearts ...bless all zimbos.. wicked track!!!!!!

[zuckermori]

so beautiful to see these youths playing african music.

tears in my eyes. really!

[leedza]

Ndanyara nhasi. maventura aridza sound kunge ana tsoko mukanya. this is tight

[shakkkkkkka]

Vanhu vatema imi muchitandanisana namwari wekunyepa varungu vachiba nhaka yenyu. Tarisai muone marimba nembira zvayenda makatarisa.Mazvionaka kubatira chirungu pamusoro ivo varungu vakangwara vanobva vaba zvinhu zvenyu.

[LadyKass]

HOLD TIGHT MAN, BIG TUNES.

[gilbohadana]

wow 10 stars

[sunshinegirl3488]

I love Hokoyo so much!!!

[Avie0827]

i love this it calm me down so much the vibrants

[goldmn480]

impresive cming from crackers

[jce64]

Very nice music and musicians.

From where is thats instruments, particulary the bass marimba ?

Thanks

[pharmdmsn]

Indeed you are talented "Shona" kids. This is precious food, especially for Zimbabweans like me who grew up hearing such kind of marimba rhythm in our backyards. Can't believe it's American kids playing like this! Chokwadi, maridziro enyu andibaya moyo (Truly, the way you play has struck my heart). Excellent! Keep it up! Tinotenda chaizvo. I will say the same thing to all your productions. They are are truly awesome!!! 5 stars !!!

[lozzyk]

Absolutely wonderful! Really beautiful.

[Whothehellgivesacrap]

PCO?? this sounds an aweful lot like cutting branches for a temporary shelter.

[Glammakid]

you play the marimba very well, as a native Zimbabwean, I'm utterly impressed and hope that you continue to play; it gives Zimbabwean culture longevity and legitimacy as an african element that has made a statement as a culture; and nothing does that better than the marimba and mbira.

[nash727]

vakomana munogona kurova marimba

[singinslowmotion]

hey hey hey hokoyo. it's good to see ya. it's sam from ruzivo/mhuri in seattle. you guys sounds awesome.

[missmakoni]

Love this song. Where are these guys based, I'd love to see them live.

[deadlygopher]

eugene, OR

[tanyaradzwa100]

actually its zimbabwe .

[deadlygopher]

this is actually my band, and we are actually from eugene

[tanyaradzwa100]

then you stole a zimbabwean song, becuase i am zimbabwean and this song, for your own information is a traditional song to call the spirits which has been played for centuries by our tribe (shona). and your "band name" Nhemamusasa is Shona laguage which is a tree.If you think im lying ask who ever named your band and who ever "claims " to have composed it.

[deadlygopher]

i'm not claiming that we composed it

we play traditional shona music that has been arranged for marimba. we try to respect the shona culture and learn more about the music. about half of the band members also play mbira.

i believe you may have misunderstood my response to your comment. although the music is from zimbabwe, the band is based in eugene

[tanyaradzwa100]

sorry about that, anyway, i think you guys do the song justice . RESPECT.

[MBison84]

i think you all do a wonderful job- and do the instrument and Shona composers justice artistically. Soul music really. Did you buy the rights in Zimbabwe?

[MBison84]

gophs. your stuff is ridiculously good- makes me wish i'd learnt how to play as a kid. How long on average would you say band members have played? where can i get a copy of your music?

[irvin2cartel]

@deadlygopher please ignore tanyaradzwa. I am from zimbabwe myself and i think what you do is beautiful. I am in the UK and there no band like this who actually play the Zimbabwean marimba good like your band, which is a shame. Please keep up the good work and upload more videos. i dont know what tanyaradzwas problem is.

[diarit]

I think that Zimbabweans should have some sort of legal control over their traditional music because cultural thieving really pisses me off. I only grew up in Zimbawe but it still makes me angry when i see what is being done to a rare and rich culture such as the Shona culture.

[MBison84]

I feel where you are coming from diarit. It also happens when companies like GlaxoSmithKline or Bayer come and steal traditional medicinal know-how accumulated through generations in Africa, and patent it back in the west. However, I also feel that it is beautiful that our beautiful craft- and really our cosmology has passed on into the western- New world order. Usually it is the youth who can make the winds of change in humanity- and Look how beautifully they play-

[diarit]

Thank you for replying MBison. It means alot to me. i wish you courage and strength and I thank you and your people for your wisdom and respect for Mother Nature.I hope that we will all one day learn what the answer is before it is too late.

[marimblues]

Good to read this exchange, I am a newcomer to Zimfesting community, and have been asking my teacher a lot of questions about respecting the culture and people from whom this music comes... perhaps if posting to YouTube, we might invent a written intro at the beginning of video which credits some sources and pays respect to those who have taught us this music -- as in "Nhemamusasa -- a traditional and sacred Shona song, calling upon the ancestors, brought to us by our teacher, Name, tatenda. ??

[floggingMcHaggis]

@deadlygopher

I live in Eugene, never heard of you guys but you sound great! I'll have to look around

[vrfunppl]

This song made me cry today. I was born and raised in Zimbabwe and have not been in almost nine years. Thanks for giving me a taste of home!