Hungwe
Hungwe is the Zimbabwe/US mbira duo Musekiwa Chingodza and Jennifer Kyker. Hungwe is a type of bird important to the spirits in Zimbabwe. It is also the name for a black and white cloth worn by spirit mediums.
See Also:
- Musekiwa Chingodza & Jennifer Kyker on VaChingodza Budai Pachena 2004
- Musekiwa Chingodza & Jennifer Kyker on Musimboti
- Jennifer Kyker on Mbira by Cosmas Magaya
- Jennifer Kyker on Spirit Song by Kudana
Tsunga
Mbira Music of Zimbabwe
Length: 62:59
Notes: 4pp. Song explanations in English.
2000
CD (281-C) $16.00 plus shipping available
This is a lively set of mbira duets that manage to simultaneously express the youthful energy of the musicians and deep antiquity of their repertoire. Musekiwa’s and Jennifer’s voices and playing styles are strong and well matched. Except for the vocals which sound a bit distant, the recording is immediate, throaty, and clear, sounding very much like they’re playing in the same room I’m dancing in. Handei!
Tracks:
- 1. Dambaza
- 2. Serevende
- 3. Muka Tiende
- 4. Nhemamusasa
- 5. Karigamombe (Kariga Mombe)
- 6. Chamutengure (Chemutengure)
- 7. Chigwaya
- 8. Shumba yaNgwasha
- 9. Nyamaropa
- 10. Taireva
Instruments: (in alphabetical order)
hosho, mbira, vocals, whistling.