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Topic: Kutsinhira


In the News (Mon 21 Dec 09)

  
  2002 Zimbabwean Music Festival: Mbira Workshops
Cosmas will teach the kushaura and, time permitting, the kutsinhira to Karigamombe, which means “one who knocks down a cow.” Parents and children are encouraged to both register and learn to play the mbira together.
Learn kushaura, kutsinhira, and singing to “The cattle have come.” This song is sung after cattle have been paid to compensate an ngozi (aggrieved spirit).
Prerequisite: Participants must have played mbira for at least 5 years and be familiar and comfortable with playing kutsinhira parts whose bass notes emphasize the off-beat of the hosho pattern.
www.zimfest.org /2002/mbira.html   (715 words)

  
 Rhythm Walk for Zimbabwe - A 2650 mile benefit hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, raising awareness and support to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
After a few notes or cycles, the kutsinhira player enters at the point in the cycle that he hears - possibly a completely different point from the one where the kushaura player began.
This requires an extremely complex solo style which leaves the musician and listeners satisfied that both kushaura and kutsinhira are present.
Kutsinhira (response) vocals may be added by other mbira players or anyone else present.
www.zimwalk.org /zimwalk.org_non_ssl/shona/index.htm   (1582 words)

  
 Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center - Music - Dandemutande Catalog
Since the early days, Kutsinhira has become a non-profit organization with a board of directors, four teachers, and enough students to support six weekly classes and three performing ensembles.
The logo for Kutsinhira is an mbira held in a gourd resonator.
The Kutsinhira Center in Eugene has been spawning good players for a long time, and the ensembles represented here are fine examples.
www.dandemutande.com /Catalog/?cat=Music&artist=KutsinhiraCulturalArtsCenter   (881 words)

  
 Mbira: National Geographic World Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The identity of the piece may be clear and the individual musician's typical style is evident, but each time the performance is fresh, new and totally expressive of the present moment.
Because mbira players are considered to be hearing the sound of the mbira continuously, when the kushaura musician begins to play there is no fixed point in the cycle to be considered as the "beginning." The player is merely joining in with the music already being heard.
This requires an extremely complex solo style that must leave both musician and listeners satisfied that both kushaura and kutsinhira are present.
worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/mbira_754   (1523 words)

  
 Mbira.org: Teaching mbira
While my playing was not quite traditional because kushaura and kutsinhira notes were mixed together, the songs were recognizable to Zimbabweans and I became intimately familiar with the location of sounds on my instrument.
What is relevant to my development as an mbira teacher is the fact that I gradually began to understand much about the system of Shona mbira improvisation and kutsinhira part development, which I wished that I had been taught from the start.
He was taught in the traditional way and, being a quick learner, mastered basic kushaura and kutsinhira parts to many pieces.
www.mbira.org /onteaching.html   (2712 words)

  
 News - Kutsinhira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sheasby Matiure will arrive July 15, primarily for the purpose of interviewing Kutsinhira members for his doctoral dissertation and will be hosted by Jeff Muiderman and Geriann Walker.
Her vision and initiative have brought hundreds of adults and children to Kutsinhira to love and study this music.
She has worked very hard to preserve the music in the way it has been given to us, in the tradition of the Zimbabwean master musicians.
www.kutsinhira.org /wiki/index.php/News   (575 words)

  
 Mbira
Mbira music lends itself to rhythmic and melodic diversity, and entails a great deal of improvisation, qualities common to African traditional music.
The compositions usually consist of a main melodic part (kushaura), and a secondary melodic part (kutsinhira).
A special attention should be paid to the combination of quadruple (4/4) and triple 3/4 meters within the rhythmic structure of the music.
www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textm/Mbira.html   (1188 words)

  
 Mbira: Constraint and Mobility in Shona Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The kutsinhira is the part that weaves through the kushaura.
The kutsinhira is responding to the lead voice of the kushaura.
The Shona even have words for the variations that are added to the kushaura and kutsinhira parts: musaku means variation, zvara means fingerings, madunhurirwai means a speech exaggeration, and miridziro means ways of playing (Berliner 94).
phi.kenyon.edu /Projects/Ottenhoff/paper.htm   (5721 words)

  
 2001 Zimbabwean Music Festival
Cosmas will teach a simple but hauntingly beautiful kushaura part to Mukatiende, as well as the kutsinhira for those who are able.
Learn the kushaura (lead) and kutsinhira (intertwining) parts to Dande, and variations as time allows.
Kutsinhira will also be taught, if time permits.
www.zimfest.org /2001/mbira.html   (837 words)

  
 Eugene Weekly: Music and Clubs Listings
Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center has been one of the freshest wellsprings of world music in Oregon.
Today, with the frequent participation of Zimbabwean master musicians Ambuya Beauler Dyoko, Cosmas Mgaya, and Musekiwa Chingodza, Kutsinhira players continue their study, cultural exchange and performances of this lively, danceable music.
Various Kutsinhira players and guests perform on their appealing new CD, Musimboti, which comes close to capturing the effervescent but elusive live sound of these mbira and marimba ensembles.
www2.eugeneweekly.com /2002/08_29_02/music.html   (1421 words)

  
 MSSU News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cohen has been involved with the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center in Eugene for years; this non-profit organization is dedicated to sharing the music of Zimbabwe.
Between 22 to 28 metal keys mounted on a wooden soundboard, this instrument played with both thumbs and right forefinger looks simple, but the music is remarkably complex.
Pieces are based on a cyclical pattern, with a variety of interlocking melodies/ Pieces typically employ two players, for the kushaura (leading) and kutsinhira (interlocking) parts.
www.mssu.edu /news/zimbabwe_music.htm   (493 words)

  
 Mbira.org: Catalog Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This CD of mbira-style hosho at various speeds is intended for mbira, marimba, and hosho students to practice along with.
We also included one track of 'kutsinhira hosho' style, which can be played by a second hosho player, or as variations when there is only one hosho player.
The kushaura and kutsinhira parts to this piece are the same, with the kutsinhira part starting one note later than the kushaura.
www.mbira.org /catalog.asp?cat=studentseries   (269 words)

  
 Dandemutande Information Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Perhaps my favorite track is Hwende, in which Musekiwa sings call & response with various Kutsinhira members, drumming the only accompaniment.
Musimboti is available both from the Kutsinhira Center (http://kutsinhira.org) and through Dandemutande (see below).
Kutsinhira Monday Night Class: Erin Ely, Cindy Hinton, Corie Hinton, Karen Howe, Karen Kline, Kathleen Leonard, Gary Spalter.
www.dandemutande.org /ListserveDisplay.asp?i=2919   (548 words)

  
 Joplin Independent:Listen and learn about Zimbabwean music
Cohen is from Eugene, OR and has been involved for years with Eugene's Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the music of Zimbabwe.
Through this involvement Cohen has traveled, played, and recorded music with many Zimbabwean musicians during their visits to the United States.
Pieces are based on a cyclical pattern, with a variety of interlocking melodies, and typically require two players, one for the kushaura (leading) and another for the kutsinhira (interlocking) parts.
www.joplinindependent.com /display_article.php/s-smith1158097800   (458 words)

  
 Cozmic Events Calendar
Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center presents the Mbira Artistry of Musekiwa Chingodza, Vakasara Mbira and Friends.
One of Zimbabwe`s most talented and deeply spiritual mbira artists and vocalists, visiting Eugene under the sponsorship of Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, joins forces with some of the best mbira players in the Pacific Northwest to present an evening of powerful and joyful music.
This is the music that calls the spirits in ancient Shona tradition; it will call to your spirit too, to reverie and to dance!
www.cozmicpizza.com /webcal/calendar.php?view=schedule&day=14&month=7&year=2006   (402 words)

  
 Plattsburgh State - Dr. Drew Waters
When two players are present, they play complementary parts that interlock to create a whole.
On part is called the kushaura (“to lead”) the other is called kutsinhira (“to follow”).
Electric guitars and bass split the kushaura ostinato, while the keyboard plays the kutsinhira part.
faculty.plattsburgh.edu /andrew.waters/world_master_list.htm   (7745 words)

  
 Mbira and Shona Spirituality
Two basic parts are associated with each song.
The lead or kushaura and an accompanying part kutsinhira.
Their interaction produces interwoven intended and unintended or resultant overtones.
www.zambuko.com /mbirapage/resource_guide/pages/music/mbira_shona_spirit.html   (891 words)

  
 Entertainment: Cincinnati.Com
It should always be played by pairs of musicians who interlock their thumbs and who interlock different musical parts.
The music for the mbira has "kushaura" (lead) and "kutsinhira" or (accompanying) parts.
The most common performance context is an all-night ceremony called a bira used for ancestral worship.
www.cincinnati.com /freetime/stories/053002_festivalinstruments.html   (595 words)

  
 Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 01.22.04
Experience a taste of Zimbabwe while supporting the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center this weekend.
Proceeds will benefit Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, and all bands are performing arts ensembles of Kutsinhira who have performed at many community events.
Jacobs Gallery is always filled to the brim with exciting art, and this week, work by Susan Lowdermilk (pictured), Tallmadge Doyle and Ken Paul will begin a month-long exhibit.
www.eugeneweekly.com /archive/01_22_04/calendar.html   (3492 words)

  
 Untitled Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
These short courses provide intensive training in neuroscience and career development skills for African students from all over the continent.
Weeks is a student of Zimbabwean music (mbira and marimba) and the Education Director of the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, a not-for-profit organization in Eugene dedicated to the music and people of Zimbabwe (http://www.kutsinhira.org/kutsinhira.php).
She has studied with Zimbabwean master musicians in Eugene and Zimbabwe.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~africa/weeks.html   (206 words)

  
 Shamwari Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Shamwari is a performing ensemble affiliated with Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center in Eugene, Oregon.
We are grateful to Wanda Walker for her three years of teaching, encouraging and nurturing, and will continue to seek the help and guidance of Wanda, Gary and the other excellent teachers in Kutsinhira.
Set list for May 29 Gig (not in order yet)
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~tmcq/shamwari/home.html   (78 words)

  
 Page Title
01Jul04 - A great group of young people (the Kutsinhira Marimba Youth Ensemble) played music from Zimbabwe for an hour and then did an encore) for an appreciative audience.
During a break I asked who made the instrumetns?
So the next time you find yourself in need of a marimba or two check out
members.aol.com /gordonratzloff/5thst.html   (73 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "upper keys": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
See all pages with references to upper keys.
of the bass pitches, are kushaura or kutsinhira kwepamusoro, the leading or the interweaving of the upper ones (that is, upper keys).
Key Phrases in this book: Hakurotwi Mude, John Kunaka, Simon Mashoko, Ephat Mujuru, Cosmas Magaya, Luken Pasipamire, mbira music, mbira pieces, mbira keys, mbira players, kushaura part, mbira dzavadzimu (See more)
www.amazon.com /phrase/upper-keys   (242 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "kushaura part": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
See all pages with references to kushaura part.
to play the accompanying kutsinhira mbira part, which follows one beat behind or interlocks in other ways with the first (kushaura) part played by the bass and guitars.
Key Phrases in this book: South African, Thomas Mapfumo, African Parade, Murehwa Jerusarema Club, United States, North American, Rhythm Success, Green Arrows, Hugh Tracey, Southern Rhodesia, Mills Brothers, Murehwa Club (See more)
www.amazon.com /phrase/kushaura-part   (284 words)

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