American visitor Erica Azim plays mbira while Sekuru Chigamba works on an instrument in his outdoor workshop in Rushinga, where his family resettled shortly after Independence. Erica was instrumental in bringing Sekuru Chigamba’s instruments to a wide market in the United States, greatly improving the family’s financial standing. Several of her recordings of Zimbabwean musicians, published through the nonprofit organization MBIRA, are featured throughout the site, and on the playlist included in the songs page.
Photo courtesy Erica Azim