IF tombstones were to be inscribed with words that summarise our works during our lifetimes, Chiwoniso Mararaire's epitaph should have read: "Here lies a woman who revolutionised the mbira, the godly thumb piano of the Shona civilisation with amasing interpretation of the instrument".
Music fans have criticised the late Chiwoniso Maraire's family for using her death to settle old scores. Others described the whole saga as a last attempt to extort money from friends and colleagues during the hour of mourning. In what became an embarrassment to the community, Chiwoniso's body was kept in the car during her funeral wake in Harare on Sunday and at her rural home in Chakohwa on ...
WHEN Chipawo staff and arts educators went to the funeral wake for Chiwoniso Maraire at her home in the Bluff Hill area of Harare, they paid their tribute to the mbira legend with a short performance of music and dance. This was a special tribute to Chiwoniso who became a member of Chipawo Youth Group briefly in the early 1990s when she had already mastered from her father and mother the art of ...
MBIRA queen Chiwoniso Maraire was yesterday laid to rest at her rural home in Chakohwa Village in Mutambara, Manicaland, amid a family feud which saw her body spending another night outside her home.Traditionally, the body is supposed to lie in state in the house but Chiwoniso's body, which was first denied entry into her father's home in Bluffhill, Harare, was also denied at the rural home to the ...
Focus On: Zimbabwean Mbira Star Chiwoniso Maraire Laid to Rest
, Thu 1 Aug, 08:15 am
Accomplished singer, songwriter and ambassador of Zimbabwean mbira music Chiwoniso Maraire was laid to rest at her rural home, amidst a family feud.
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Zimbabwe: Rest in Peace Chi
Financial Gazette (Harare), 31 July 2013
IF tombstones were to be inscribed with words that summarise our works during our lifetimes, Chiwoniso Mararaire's epitaph should have read: "Here lies a woman who revolutionised the mbira, the godly thumb piano of the Shona civilisation with amasing interpretation of the instrument".
Zimbabwe: Maraire Family Blasted
The Herald (Harare), 1 August 2013
Music fans have criticised the late Chiwoniso Maraire's family for using her death to settle old scores. Others described the whole saga as a last attempt to extort money from friends and colleagues during the hour of mourning. In what became an embarrassment to the community, Chiwoniso's body was kept in the car during her funeral wake in Harare on Sunday and at her rural home in Chakohwa on ...
Zimbabwe: Chiwoniso a Cultural Ambassador
The Herald (Harare), 1 August 2013
WHEN Chipawo staff and arts educators went to the funeral wake for Chiwoniso Maraire at her home in the Bluff Hill area of Harare, they paid their tribute to the mbira legend with a short performance of music and dance. This was a special tribute to Chiwoniso who became a member of Chipawo Youth Group briefly in the early 1990s when she had already mastered from her father and mother the art of ...
Zimbabwe: 'Contageous' Disease Drama At Chiwoniso Burial
New Zimbabwe (London), 30 July 2013
CHIWONISO Maraire was laid to rest in Chimanimani on Monday - but body viewing was closed to mourners.
Zimbabwe: Chiwoniso Laid to Rest Amid Family Feud
The Herald (Harare), 30 July 2013
MBIRA queen Chiwoniso Maraire was yesterday laid to rest at her rural home in Chakohwa Village in Mutambara, Manicaland, amid a family feud which saw her body spending another night outside her home.Traditionally, the body is supposed to lie in state in the house but Chiwoniso's body, which was first denied entry into her father's home in Bluffhill, Harare, was also denied at the rural home to the ...