Kwaziwai

Summer Concert at the Cuthbert, July 20, 2024

Kwaziwai, with high-energy and style present traditional and contemporary Zimbabwean marimba music. Kwaziwai is part of the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, a Eugene-based nonprofit dedicated to studying, teaching and sharing the music of Zimbabwe. Kwaziwai is a greeting in the Shona language of Zimbabwe. Kwaziwai continues the legacy of youth-performing ensembles growing up literally and musically through the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center. From Dumi Maraire classics to traditional mbira-style pieces to contemporary compositions, Kwaziwai brings youthful energy to the Zimbabwean marimba music we all love.

Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center…a community of people in and near Eugene, Oregon, responding to the rich musical tradition of the people of Zimbabwe by creating a center for teaching and performing Zimbabwean music. Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1990. Kutsinhira offers classes in Zimbabwean marimba and mbira, and organizes lessons and workshops with visiting Zimbabwean master musicians.