Matepe documentation project with Chaka Chawasarira
Stefan Franke
Dear SR users,
I hope you're all doing fine. It's been a while I've been posting
on our list... mostly because in the time I can afford to spend on
mbira activism, I've been busy preparing our latest project.
Our goal is to document the entire matepe repertoire of 82-year
old master musician Chaka Chawasarira, as well as his instrument
building process. The outcome will be made available online and
distributed via music schools and cultural centres in the country,
free of charge. And of course, there will be transcriptions on SR.
If you like to follow, here's our project blog: https://matepe.org
More details on the About page: https://matepe.or/about
I try to post pictures and videos every day, and there already are some very nice ones. Here's what's going on today:
If you like the project and would like to support us, spread the
word! We'd love to get some media coverage; a little radio feature
would be awesome, as we have so much nice music going on here. We
are available for Whatsapp/Zoom interview any time.
Have a beautiful day!
Stefan