SPECIAL NOTICE
MUJURU: THE SPIRIT LIVES ON
A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO EPHAT MUJURU AT BOOK CAFÉ
James Mujuru, son the late legendary mbira maestro Ephat, will present a musical tribute to his father, to include the posthumous launch of Ephat's last CD: Journey of the Spirit", at Book Café on Wednesday 26 February @ 6:30pm. To mark the occasion, outstanding visual artist Victor Mavedzenge will present an exhibition of portraits of Ephat.
James Mujuru has played mbira from the age of 12, including complete tunes such as Nyamaropa and he is rapidly developing into an accomplished and recognised mbira player. He is certainly amongst the top young mbira performers in the country. He began as a young boy, by accompanying his father on hosho, an activity that takes strength and concentration. His musical ideas were shaped by listening to his father, and he has a huge repertoire of melodies and rhythmic expressions he has adapted from Ephat. Ephat's last CD, to be launched on this occasion, represents some of the new musical directions Ephat was taking at that time with strong cross-cultural influences such as reggae and rhumba.
James feels the spirit of his father when he plays his own music and believes strongly that Ephat Mujuru's lasting legacy was one of "peace", in his music, his actions and his story-telling. James has continued in his father steps by forming the band - MUJURU SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE ENSEMBLE "MUSOPE" - a vibrant young mbira group currently doing shows and working on recording. James also teaches and makes mbiras.
Victor Mavedzenge who will be presenting his art, is a dynamic poet and visual artist, well-known in artistic circles in Harare, who has thrilled audiences for some years under the stage name "Lucius", a live-literature poet.
This is an important event in Harare's cultural calendar and all are urged to support the development of arts and artists by attending.
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FROM; MUJURU SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE MBIRA ENSEMBLE
TO............................................................................................................
REF: INVITATION TO SHOW ON THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY 2003
AT THE BOOK CAFE
We cordillay invite you to THE SPIRIT LIVES ON.-A show that James Mujuru and MUSOPE will host along side other artists < Lucius the Poet, Ras Kuda on drums,Luther on the Jembe and David on Marimba> at The Book Cafe on the above mentioned day.
This is a great moment where people of diverse perspectives will converge to share and experience the essence of mbira musicand tradition from one of the great living sources of such:James Mujuru.This is also a great moment remember the late Mbira music icon-Ephat Mujuru
With this comes the official launch of the group MUSOPE, led by James Mujuru and also the last CD produced by Ephat (JOURNEY OF THE SPIRIT) - how prophetic, one must say
Besides music and dance- the group will also have various artifects on sale ,such as Music cassettes and CDs (to include JOURNEY OF THE SPIRIT-if it arrives on time from the States where it was recorded
Cultural T-shirts,Mbira ,batiks and other articleswill be on sale on this day
Plus AN EXHIBITION OF PORTRAITS OF EPHAT by Victor Mavedzenge these Portraits will be on sale too
This is a show that will bridge the divide between visual ,literal,and performing arts as there will be
1 Music
2 Dance
3 Art
4 Poetry
Please do come along and help James pave his way on the spiritual path that his father left him on - and at the same time have a ball on this promisingly fabulous Wednesday night!
Part proceeds will go to charity and the rest to the up keep of the Mujuru family,which James is taking care
Love and respect
Victor Mavedzenge aka Lucius
co-ordinator/artist of event
tel -James Mujuru-091 378 019
tel -Lucius 091 379 146
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