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Gonamombe Mbira Centre is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Their main activities are mbira production, mbira education and performance. They also have an mbira research and development program dedicated to improving production techniques as wel and exploring new ways of making professional mbiras. The Mbira Centre has the ability to make any kind of mbira and probably make the most diverse range of mbiras in the world. Their latest product is the “Mbira Chromatica”, a chromatic mbira for solo and ensemble performances.
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Olley Tsino Maruma passed away on Thursday, Jan 7, 2010 at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. He would have been 57 in May. With his passing the nation has lost one of Zimbabwe’s most colourful intellectuals, social commentators and multi-media artists. (more…)