Sekuru's Stories
- Link
- sekuru.org
- Status
- active
- How they describe themselves
- born-digital monograph
- Blurb
- Sekuru’s Stories is a digital monograph featuring the music, stories, and life history of Tute Chigamba, a renowned Zimbabwean musician. Sekuru Chigamba’s stories also introduce readers to the diverse world of Zimbabwean musical practice. Sekuru Chigamba’s primary instrument is the mbira dzavadzimu, or mbira of the ancestral spirits. Played during all-night ceremonies called mapira, the mbira is instrumental in summoning the ancestral spirits to possess living mediums, known as masvikiro. Once the spirits have arrived, mbira players often shift to a softer, slower style of playing in order to accompany consultations between the ancestors and their living descendants.
- Creator(s)
- Jennifer Kyker, Sekuru Tute Chigamba
- Steward(s)
- Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
- Tools used
- WordPress