1977, The Mbira Series: Njari - Karanga Songs in Christian Ceremonies, njari, Simon Mashoko, Shona

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About The Film
This film is an impressionistic portrait of njari player Simon Mashoko, who has adapted mbira music for use in Christian ceremonies in Zimbabwe.

The njari is a less common type of mbira, one with more keys, and the Karanga are an ethnic group related to the Shona. This film is an impressionistic portrait of njari player Simon Mashoko, who has adapted mbira music for use in Christian ceremonies.

The film contrasts Mashoko’s role as a performer of traditional shave (p. SHA-veh) songs for Karanga beer parties and dances with his role as a rural Catholic deacon who conducts catechism classes and Sunday services.

Producer: Gei Zantzinger (University of Pennsylvania Museum)
Director: Andrew Tracey (International Library of African Music)
Camera: Les Blank
Sound: Gei Zantzinger
Editor: Conley Benfield
Field Research Assistant: Rosemary Logie
Field Engineer: Bud Huggler

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