Zimbabwean Music Concert

Enjoy a free Zimbabwean mbira concert performed by visiting musicians Moyo Mutamba, Jennifer Kyker and Memory Makuri on Saturday, April 29! Don’t miss the chance to hear these three amazing musicians as they sing, dance plus perform mbira and hosho. Dr. Moyo Mutamba is a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada and is an expert on indigeneity and decolonization, as well as being well-versed in Shona music and culture. Dr. Jennifer Kyker is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Rochester and is one of the most experienced US mbira players, having performed and taught mbira for over 15 years. Memory Makuri is a world-renowned artist and one of few women who have forged careers in the Zimbabwean music industry. She has performed with numerous Zimbabwean groups, including the legendary band, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited. This program is funded by Council for the Arts at MIT, MIT Music & Theater Arts as well as MIT Institute Community and Equity Office.