The Queen of Mbira - Stella Chiweshe is a breathtakingly powerful and highly spiritual performer. Her traditional Mbira music is a medium to establish contact with the spirits of the deceased ancestors and thus also able to bring about community among the listeners. Born in Mujumi Village in 1946, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati began her career as a singer and playing the Mbira dzavadzimu (voice of the ancestors). When she started to play the classic Zimbabwean thumb-piano in the mid-sixties, it was still practically reserved for male players. The Mbira is a medium for playing songs handed down from generation to generation for centuries, songs of liberation, spiritual experience and social commentary, songs used for maintaining contact with the spirits of the Shona people. Today, Stella stands as one of the most enduring and successful women activists in African music, with a plethora of compellingly enchanting music both played and recorded.
Stella is awesome here and her Mbira has an incredible tone. A precious video, to help humanity remember this incredible woman Thank you so much for this upload
Zimbabwe is so rich in culture if only we could embrace it ourselves, thank Ambuya this is awesome
I REMEMBERED WATCHING HER SHOW AT THE KASUMAMA AFRIKAN FESTIVAL AT WALDVIERTEL . AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 . VERY STRONG WOMAN .
May your soul rest in peace ambuya 👏🏿
Zororai henyu mbuya murugare netsitsi dzaMwari . MHSRIP
Gratitudine immensa x questa voce e spirito grandissimo ❤❤❤
The Queen of Mbira - Stella Chiweshe is a breathtakingly powerful and highly spiritual performer. Her traditional Mbira music is a medium to establish contact with the spirits of the deceased ancestors and thus also able to bring about community among the listeners. Born in Mujumi Village in 1946, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati began her career as a singer and playing the Mbira dzavadzimu (voice of the ancestors). When she started to play the classic Zimbabwean thumb-piano in the mid-sixties, it was still practically reserved for male players. The Mbira is a medium for playing songs handed down from generation to generation for centuries, songs of liberation, spiritual experience and social commentary, songs used for maintaining contact with the spirits of the Shona people. Today, Stella stands as one of the most enduring and successful women activists in African music, with a plethora of compellingly enchanting music both played and recorded.
Stella is awesome here and her Mbira has an incredible tone. A precious video, to help humanity remember this incredible woman Thank you so much for this upload
Haa this is deep. Thank you Shava❤
The deepest
God bless you always Mbuya Chiweshe and family ❤🇿🇼
Mbuya Stelle Ramwisai Chiweshe , thank you!!
Stella we miss you.
Breath-taking. Thank you.
Awesome
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