Mabvuku Tafara - African Chamber Music

Mabuvuku Tafara is an original composition of mbira maestro Kurai Mubaiwa, a love story featuring a girl and an mbira.
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A short montage of the inaugural performance of African Chamber Music: Zimbabwean & Ghanaian Traditions Reimagined With Strings
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The aim of this project is to change perceptions about how African traditional music can be presented and perceived, with a secondary aim of decolonizing the string quartet and all that it represents.
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Featuring:
Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo (vocals, percussion, arrangements)
Kurai Mubaiwa (mbira, vocals, percussion, arrangements)
Dr. Curtis Andrews (percussion, vocals, arrangements)
Meredith Bates (violin)
Sarah Kwok (viola)
Peggy Lee (cello)
Joshua Zubot (violin)

Recorded on Oct.16, 2023
The Annex
Vancouver, BC

Audio by Marc L'esperance
Video by Alistair Eagle

Presented by Time Will Tell Arts & Caravan World Rhythms

Funding support from BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, SOCAN Foundation
African Chamber Music: Zimbabwean & Ghanaian Traditions Reimagined With Strings
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The aim of this project is to change perceptions about how African traditional music can be presented and perceived, with a secondary aim of decolonizing the string quartet and all that it represents.

Featuring:
Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo (vocals, percussion, arrangements)
Kurai Mubaiwa (mbira, vocals, percussion, arrangements)
Dr. Curtis Andrews (percussion, vocals, arrangements)
Meredith Bates (violin)
Sarah Kwok (viola)
Peggy Lee (cello)
Joshua Zubot (violin)

Recorded on Oct.16, 2023
The Annex
Vancouver, BC

Audio by Marc L'esperance
Video by Alistair Eagle

Presented by Time Will Tell Arts & Caravan World Rhythms

Funding support from BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, SOCAN Foundation