{"id":41135,"date":"2019-12-09T16:46:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T14:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/nyami-nyami-to-release-traditional-mbira-album-by-undisputed-master-forward-kwenda\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:33:31","slug":"nyami-nyami-to-release-traditional-mbira-album-by-undisputed-master-forward-kwenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/nyami-nyami-to-release-traditional-mbira-album-by-undisputed-master-forward-kwenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyami Nyami to release traditional mbira album by undisputed master Forward Kwenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><span class=\"pam-featured-content\"  style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33877 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/d81b3f88-forward-kwenda-2.gif\" alt=\"Forward Kwenda\" width=\"905\" height=\"633\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The EP <em>Chawapiwa<\/em> is the result of a collaboration with two of Forward Kwenda&#8217;s students, recorded in Harare, Zimbabwe.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Forward Kwenda is a true ambassador of the mbira, a traditional instrument originating from Southern Africa. Born in the late 60s (5 April 1963) in the rural Buhera area of Zimbabwea &#8211; an area known for its fierce resistance to colonial rulers and respect for Shona tradition &#8211; Forward Kwenda has always been precocious and is in part why he was given the name \u201cForward\u201d\u00a0 along with his diverse curiosity, enthusiastic involvement in a range of activities and his singing for liberation freedom fighters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">At the age of 10, he began to play ngoma (drums) and hosho (gourd rattles) for his mother\u2019s gombwe (rain-making) spirit. Eventually he borrowed a mbira and, with no teacher apart from the occasional radio program, began to play on his own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In the 80&#8217;s Kwenda moved to Zimbabwe&#8217;s capital city of Harare and soon formed his own mbira group and was making records, performing on national radio, and making constant appearances at \u201cmapira\u201d ceremonies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Forward has developed a complex and unique melodic technique that earned him the name \u201cthe Coltrane of mbira.\u201d\u00a0 When asked about his experience playing mbira, Forward Kwenda says: \u201cWhen I pick up my mbira, I don\u2019t know what is going to happen. The music just goes by itself, taking me higher and higher until I can end up crying because the music is so much greater than a human being can understand.\u201d and \u201cI just have to get out of the way so spirits can make my mbira play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FL6U3YLTVNc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Over the years, he taught hundreds of students from all continents organising mbira, singing, ngoma, and hosho workshops and teaching Shona culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The <em>Chawapiwa EP<\/em> comes with two original tracks &#8216;Chipindura&#8217; and &#8216;Tadzungaira&#8217; you can listen to below. The B-Side of this 12\u201d is a remix and a loving tribute to Zimbabwe by Dj Oil, a french producer and DJ, best known as a core member of The Troublemakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Chawapiwa EP<\/em>\u00a0 is set to be released on December 11 via Nyami Nyami. You can pre-order it now <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/nyaminyamirecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/chawapiwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33874\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette.jpg\" alt=\"Chawapiwa pochette\" width=\"1000\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-759x751.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-661x654.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-465x460.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-375x371.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61b4f1d3-chawapiwa-pochette-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EP Chawapiwa is the result of a collaboration with two of Forward Kwenda&#8217;s students, recorded in Harare, Zimbabwe. 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