Garikayi is a natural teacher, enlightening with his continuous music. He spends his days carving mbira, tuning them, playing and rehearsing, or sanding and polishing the keys to perfection. To be in his presence is to be drawn into the realm of mbira. You may feel yourself being soaked in the sounds of this ancient instrument, the melodies falling from the keys like raindrops. Your mind is easily captured and enchanted by the music, rising and falling rhythms, harmony is achieved. Meanwhile the words reinforce your inner knowledge with wisdom song. Garikayi has created an mbira orchestra of 8 performers, Madzitateguru Edu, playing all the different traditional tunings of mbira together with ones of his own design. In his over 30 years of experience, he has only begun to tap his creative potential.

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Garikayi Tirikoti

Southern Africa

Zimbabwe

This performer is not separate from his music at any time. He speaks it, he breathes it, he follows it and catches it, he wears it, he eats it, he drinks it, he lives in it in every way. Read more on Garikayi Tirikoti...

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