Nhemamusasa Kushaura 1, Basics, by Mugove wekwa Chigwedere

[@hastingsmasina4043]

Nhemamusasa means "Kutema musasa" so the so the song "nhemamusasa wakaringa zuva" means "when making decisions, think of all possible consequences. The song states that "when cutting down the musasa tree, consider the position of the sun" because when summer comes, there wont be any shade from the sun. The song goes on to say "Hanzvadzi yamai vako zvaisingarimi, nhamo ichauya." meaning, "your uncle does not cultivate the fields, poverty will come" So basically the song talks about preparing for the future and consider making decisions with the future in mind.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Many thanks!!

[@skhanyisomoyo]

I just bought my mbira last week thanks for this

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Welcome. Good luck!!!

[@miltonline]

Thank you so much for this, so clear and beautiful.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Welcome. I appreciate!

[@tongaimushaya4612]

Thanks for providing the historical context as well

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Welcome Chibwa

[@faa4374]

I learnt nhemamusasa on Nyunga, I just got my first nhare/dzevadzimu and glad to have found this tutorial. Many thanks

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Great! Good luck.

[@eugenef0zzy]

Same! Give thanks

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Thanks

[@tendekaidotdev]

Thanks for the video Mugove. I love your teaching style, Done learning this part. Looking forward to the next ones.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Many thanks and good luck with the other parts!!!

[@hustleone6534]

Thank you soo much. It was difficult at first but following your teaching and practicing 😊👌.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Thanks. Keep at it and good luck!

[@matodzishonisani6981]

I am very happy to know the basic of playing mbira instrument, the meaning of Nhemamusasa lyrics.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Many thanks!!

[@CuthbertMutyora-fg3sc]

Excellent brother keep it up

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Thank you, I will

[@Veeegeee-fx9lu]

Thank you Mugove... Looking forward to the remaining lessons. I have already mastered Pidigori and pfumvu paruzevha. Please keep it up. We want to end up with the basic tunes of all the traditional songs including taireva, bangiza, mahororo chamutengure and the others that you experts know.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Great. You should post a video of how u are playing.

[@Veeegeee-fx9lu]

@@ZimbabweMbira If only I knew how to post it here; or do you have an email where I can send the video?

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Upload under ur name, then share the link in this comments section. Whoever views the comment can watch how u play, and maybe will get motivated to post too.

[@melodyshamudzarira5722]

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[@tineizim]

Lovely! Thanks for this

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Welcome!

[@christinejuta4915]

Thank you for the lesson. How can I prevent rusting of the keys?

[@ZimbabweMbira]

You can’t kkk. Keep the mbira in a dry place, keep some fine sandpaper to remove any rust before it’s much. But with time, a little rust doesn’t matter; it shows a maturing instrument. But don’t ever put oil on the keys to prevent rust; the oil will capture dust and start blunting the sound of the keys.

[@rayres1074]

Is it possible to play Nhemamusasa on a 17 keys kalimba ? I want to emulate Penguin Café Orchestra's Cutting Branches (their version of Nhemamusasa) but only folks with mbira play them, so...

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Yes, people play Nhemamusasa on Karimba / Nyunganyunga and other Mbiras, and there is some material on KZbin. I don’t play Karimba. Good luck and thanks!

[@AshOnAsphalt]

just got my mbira it’s coming out well but need more lessons so l can do another projects

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Thanks. All the best!

[@AshOnAsphalt]

@@ZimbabweMbira can l get your contact for more lessons

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Contact in video description

[@ashburn50]

Brilliant 👏👏👏. Thank you so much. Please add contact details in your videos.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Welcome

[@matodzishonisani6981]

Where can I get Garikai Tirikoti types of Mbira?

[@ZimbabweMbira]

From Garikayi Tirikoti; see info in description of video. Thanks.

[@mambotawandachimhangariso]

Thank you, Tinotenda Mambo nedzidziso ,ndowanipi dzangu kana ndichida kutengawo?

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Welcome. Contact the mbira maker Garikayi Tirikoti at [phone] or [phone] or [e-mail] (and remember to be generous to him). You can also get from many other mbira makers - this is a Nhemamusasa Mbira or a Cosmas Magaya standard mbira, or a B flat mbira.

[@handfp]

Sekuru, are you from Chigwedere in Hwedza?

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Ndiko kumusha baba, but we are now scattered all over the world.

[@handfp]

@@ZimbabweMbira I was a teacher in Rusunzwe in the early 1980s

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Great. We were good family friends to Mr Tome and family; u should know him at Mt St Mary’s

[@handfp]

Yes, I taught his son, Christopher.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Was in High School with Chris, now at Marondera High School. He was my senior.

[@tatendahchimbindi5357]

Mukunyanya kutaurisa the lesson is gud but more talking than playing

[@ZimbabweMbira]

KZbin has much mbira material with no or minimal commentary; you should be able to find the sort of lessons u desire.

[@bicksmcallister7135]

History lesson is not bad just make a video where you will be teaching us about that. When you are presenting make sure your objectives are for us to know how to play the instrument...not the history of the instrument...

[@ZimbabweMbira]

Those seem your objectives, not mine. There are people who want to learn both how to play Mbira and the cultural context, and that is what I am contributing to. KZbin now has much material; you should be able to find teaching materials with no history or cultural context. Better still, contribute some content to KZbin in the form you deem best, and let others contribute as they see fit. Good luck!!!

[@BLACKREDTAILANGEL]

@@ZimbabweMbira Thank you for the response. You can't play an instrument without playing it's history and the culture it comes from. To not do so is disrespect of the highest order. Music as a language is as critical as spoken language in telling a complete story. Great tutorial. As close to a live teacher as you can get if you don't have one. No charts or complex tablature.

[@ZimbabweMbira]

@@BLACKREDTAILANGEL many thanks!

[@bicksmcallister7135]

@@ZimbabweMbira i get your view

[@RudoMoto]

Mbira without the history and cultural context is soulless, void and just an empty vessel. We the Shona people who have lived for over a thousand years with this instrument couldn’t just bang keystrokes and call that Mbira, no it isn’t. I couldn’t fault @zimbabweMbira for providing a complete 360 view of Mbira. Those not interested in the history and cultural context are free to ignore the history and still benefit from learning the keystrokes. So there is something for everyone in Mugove’s approach.