Albert Chimedza
Albert Chimedza (born 1955) is a Zimbabwean poet and founder of the Mbira Centre. His only collection of poetry, Counterpoint was published in 1984, together with Hopewell Seyaseya. Over the years, Chimedza has focused his energy on promoting the mbira, a unique traditional instrument that has been played for more than 1,000 years.
Albert Chimedza
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Albert Chimedza (born 1955) is a Zimbabwean poet and founder of the Mbira Centre. His only collection of poetry, Counterpoint was published in 1984, together with Hopewell Seyaseya. Over the years, Chimedza has focused his energy on promoting the mbira, a unique traditional instrument that has been played for more than 1,000 years.
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The mbira is integral to the traditions and cultural identity of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
Though Chimedza is an all round creative who has dabbled in film, poetry and other creative arts in Zimbabwe, he is famous for his work in promoting the mbira. For Chimedza, the mbira is part of Zimbabwe's cultural heritage. At the Mbira Centre, a workshop he runs from Harare, Chimedza and a group of skilled craftsmen, spend days and weeks, making these little musical instruments. In February 2014, the centre started a 'Mbira in the Schools' campaign in partnership with the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe and the European Union Programme for Arts and Culture Development.
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- 1.Warren, Crystal. A Bibliography of Zimbabwean Poets. English in Africa. 34. 2. 111–121. 2007. 0376-8902.
- 2.Riemenschneider, Dieter. African Literatures in the Eighties. Rodopi. 1993. 978-90-5183-518-2.
- 3.Making music: Zimbabwe's mbira. BBC News.
- 4.Seyaseya, Hopewell. Counterpoint. College Press. 1984. 978-0-86925-522-3.
- 5.วันเฉลิมฉลอง Mbira. www.google.com.
- 6.amlambo. Chimedza: A man's passion for mbira. NewsDay Zimbabwe. 2017-10-05.
- 7.Google Doodle Celebrates Zimbabwe Culture Week With Interactive Mbira Game. Billboard.
- 8.Berliner, Paul F. The Art of Mbira: Musical Inheritance and Legacy. University of Chicago Press. 2019. 978-0-226-62868-4.
- 9.Zimbabwe's traditional mbira plays a new tune. Luxembourg Times. 2017-12-11.
- 10.Mbira Centre. Music In Africa. 2015-07-08.
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