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born 1964
Stella Chiweshe was born on the (8th of July 1964) in Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, about 45 miles from the capital city, Harare . She is married to a German national where she now permanently resides.
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It was hard, because the people’s music can never be killed.
Everything happens for a reason, but I believe Zimbabwe will be O.K..', When listening to a voice so wise and gentle, it is hard not to believe.
Let your mind to do its own thing
I wanted to hear how far my voice can go, to the point where the people in the village would call me singer when I was very little. This is how I grew up.
When I was a kid I loved singing, but I did not want to make noise for other people.
Mbira without hosho is for sitting and listening to something important. And the one with hosho is for arousing people to dance
But if it is something that is in the blood and the veins of the people, it is not possible to completely remove it, we did not stop playing mbira in the communal lands, we didn’t.
I’m used to performing in churches. I think they are holy places and I am playing music for my forefathers.
It is very easy to offend somebody if you don’t know their manners
If you are listening to the mbira, let go of any thinking
I only have stones around me. What I did there, I built four wooden cabins. There is one for the builders, one for me, one for my visitor and one for utensils for brewing beer
I sing for peace amongst us. I am praying most of the time for the people, not just for myself. I talk to Mother Earth; she is the one who holds all the energies that keep us strong.
It gave me courage to ignore everyone. I ignored men, I ignored women, I ignored the government, I ignored the church
All the experience that I get through my travels with music, I would like to share it with the youth, with school children and with older people, to give back what I have experienced in my lifetime.
That’s how I started to play
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