Ancient Mbira of Zimbabwe September 17, 2009

Acclaimed mbira players, musicians, and Zimbabwean cultural experts Erica Azim (one of the first Americans to study the mbira in Zimbabwe, pictured below) and Patience Chaitezvi (pictured right) come to Tufts for a week-long residency featuring lectures, demonstrations, open workshops in singing, drumming, dancing, and expert mbira playing. For a complete listing of public events with Azim and Chaitezvi, as well as biographies, visit http://tufts.edu/musiccenter online.

Azim and Chaitezvi will present a formal performance together at Tufts in the Distler Performance Hall on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 8 pm. Tickets are required. Tickets are free for anyone with a Tufts ID, $10 for the public. Call 617.627.3679 for ticket.

Co-sponsored by the Tufts Arts and Sciences Deans Diversity Fund, the Tufts Dance Program, the Tufts Africana Center, the Tufts Africa and the New World Minor, the Tufts Anthropology Department, the Tufts Women’s Center, and the Tufts History Department.

Official Website: http://www.tufts.edu/as/music/