Afropop Worldwide | Stella Chiweshe to Build Culture Center in Zimbabwe
Stella Chiweshe to Build Culture Center in Zimbabwe Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean mbira maestro and mystic grandmother ( ambuya) of the sacred instrument, at age 74 shows no sign of slowing down. Decades after she became the first female mbira player to achieve international recognition, she has toured the world and given us, by my count, nine wonderful albums of mbira music—more than any other player of Africa’s most celebrated lamellophone. Despite the pandemic and Zimbabwe’s ongoing economic and political woes, Stella is currently working to establish a cultural retreat some 50 miles ...
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