mbira players

[MFRedeemerp2]

marenje?

[MizMavoo]

Have you got any other uploaded videos guys



[sm8019]

Absolutely fantastic. Is there a way for you guys to load the full version of the song? I was in a park in Manhattan listening to mbira music this past summer and absolutely loved it...so did the other 200 or so people who attended!

[mafundicrafts]

Fantastic! We sell these, but despite many hours of playing away with these, I am NO WAY near to these guys!

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[fixzimbabwe]

Impressive, an ode to African music.

[sm8019]

Great job guys, that reminds of home. I regret not learning how to play when I was younger.

[burger414]

i like the song you played. are you some kind of group?

[violalord1]

could this be played with all the fingers making a bariolage type thing...

[hithazel]

the whiteness is blinding.

[kashi2012]

just fantastic ... I can live & die in this sound!

[massacuruman1]

Marenje. A very beautiful song on mavembe tuning. There is a tutorial posted on my page for those who have this tuning mbira and are interested in learning this song. Enjoy.

[chamkonjoro]

Ngazvirambe zvakadaro.

[svikiro]

I am from Zimbabwe the origin of this beautiful instrument, I am touched to see other people playing it well, keep up the good work guys, we need more people like you. enjoy.

[CHINGWE]

This is sacred music, only played to invoke our dearly departed spirits. The art and craft to play this spiritual instrument is divine. Its not supposed to be acquired by learning, but to be given by the spirits. I am baffled that white people (not in a racist way)can master this art. Its so difficult to play that instrument. Kudos to them. Cecil John Rhodes was buried in stone at our ancestral shrine, Matopos Hills. He is therefore also our ancestor. No wonder these folks can play mbira.

[handsomeboy490]

wonderful! 9 tribes ( miji kenda tribes) of kenya play the same instrument n its called 'kiringongo'. those guys can understand some shona and lots of chichewa. some of their names are like muramba, kazungu, kadzo, mwarema etc

[orlandoaquariano]

very good!!

[fandanguero2004]

maravilloso ensamble, yo soy de mexico y toco el marimbol cubano. asi interpretamos el son jarocho en mi tierra, espero tener noticias suyas... felicidades y un saludo

[davejive]

Excellent! I'm a South African and I play classical guitar. I love mbira! I await the day when we'll have cd's of just mbira music without any singing or anything else. This instrument should not be made to accompany only. I once met a Bushman virtuoso who preferred not to have the buzzing tones and he sounded amazing! Long live African polyrhythm!

[macvim]

Can i ask ya somethin,in sout africa do ya call them mbira or you have another name.

[davejive]

Sorry bout the late reply! We also call them mbira, kalimba and some other names. Really depends where in the country you are and which tribe you're speaking to. In the north especially, it's called mbira.

[docludi]

An unlikely scene for such fine playing. It is a credit to you.

[Gudmface]

I'm a Zimbo and cannoot play mbira. I felt so touched by these guys. I love this music to bits! Next time I go home on holiday, i will bring a set and start playing.

[bricklawyer]

Lovely. Really lovely. What is the name of the song?

[DRUMDRUE]

Mbira De'Vadsimu

Really nice Mbira & playing do you know Chartwell & Linos

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[Gudmface]

Please put a link to your space - this is good stuff, well appreciated.

[soukous70]

The hands of the spirits rest happily on your right shoulders,well done,and thank you for sharing the beautiful sounds!

[shanepeters]

Large Mbira....what is the tuning family and maker?

[dmsands]

playing a "gandanga" tuning and it is made by Mandaza I believe

[handfp]

Shasha yembira! Makapenga!! Norah

[ninobrown76]

Guys you put zimbabwean blacks to shame as many of them do not even know how to play yet own one, please guys try and ogarnise to play in a pub or something so we can all come and see the white man showing that this is a beatifull instrument and holds no colour only if you are in Uk. Makapenga wena.

[mapfc01t]

Best mbira sound keep it uk.Living in UK.

[mapfc01t]

That is the real, keep it up.

[yahwelarry]

wow you guys are good,please can you tell me where you are based.I am also a player living in the uk.

[dmsands]

based in seattle, WA

Thanks for the kind words

[MizMavoo]

@dmsands

have you got any recorded songs that l can purchase or listen to online

[deadlygopher]

yeah...

great playing

i can't play quite that fast

[pueneg]

great activity for a gathering =) like the way the hosho player just joined in the middle!

[kiuioiuytrew]

what is the instrument they play? i have never heard such a beautiful sound

[alonsotoro]

great, a wonderfull intrument in wonderfull hands.

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