Princeton Glee Club Presents: Mushandirapamwe Singers

Saturday September 24th, 2022

7:30pm
Richardson auditorium

We loved collaborating with the pan-African vocal ensemble the ‘Mushandirapamwe Singers’ in an intimate performance weaving together personal narratives and national histories from Dr. Tawengwa's perspective of Zimbabwean vocal traditions. Created and directed by renowned vocal artist and former Glee Club President Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa ’14, the Mushandirapamwe Singers takes its name from the hotel of the same name in Harare, Zimbabwe. This hotel, built by Dr. Tawengwa’s grandfather, served as a beacon for the artists and freedom fighters of Zimbabwe who strove to define and assert the nation’s cultural identity during the 1970s in resistance to British colonial rule. The members of the Mushandirapamwe Singers were first united by their founder at the University of Kentucky in 2016, and include many of the leading African vocalists based in the USA. Tawengwa herself is a renowned singer, scholar and composer, and is considered one of the leading exponents of the emblematic instrument of Zimbabwe - the Mbira.

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View the program below!