Music of the Spirits
- 1989
- 27m
Stella Nekati-Chiweshe of Zimbabwe is a musical genius, a virtuoso of the mbira -- the African "thumb piano" used in the invocation of the ancestral spirits in Shona religious rituals. In th... Read allStella Nekati-Chiweshe of Zimbabwe is a musical genius, a virtuoso of the mbira -- the African "thumb piano" used in the invocation of the ancestral spirits in Shona religious rituals. In this video Stella sings and plays music, and speaks of her struggle to learn in a field domi... Read allStella Nekati-Chiweshe of Zimbabwe is a musical genius, a virtuoso of the mbira -- the African "thumb piano" used in the invocation of the ancestral spirits in Shona religious rituals. In this video Stella sings and plays music, and speaks of her struggle to learn in a field dominated by men. Stella is interviewed in her Harare home and performs several of her composi... Read all