Mbira maestro and tutor Taku Mafika left for Germany together with the Coordinator of Zimbabwe Poets for Human Rights: Shoes Lambada. The two were invited for a two-week conference by a German organisation, Solarnet International.
The two, will spend two weeks with 35 other participants from 18 countries attending the International Reporters’ Conference.
“I am happy to be invited to take part in this international editorial conference comprised of other young people who are very diverse in terms of knowledge, culture, lifestyle and backgrounds, coming together to report about issues that concern young people.
“I know that in my capacity as a musician, I can make a meaningful contribution to my society as well as be diverse in my way of thinking, thus writing more relevant issues when I compose my music,” Mafika said.
The conference brings young people from countries around the world and trains them in journalistic skills in new and traditional media.
Mafika will perform with Shoes Lambada to perform a fusion of mbira and poetry as well as conduct workshops. This is not the first time the two artists will collaborate. This year in February they set the Black History Month Celebration ablaze with their performance at the US Ambassador´s (His Excellence Charlesd Ray) residence.
"The mbira poetry fusion just flows like blood in the veins. Its African and the emotions the mbira bring to the words is amazing. We will definitely rock in Munster" remarked Shoes Lambada
Taku is currently riding high with his new album Dzimwe Nguva which is being sold both locally and globally.On this album he worked with the likes of Alexio Kawara, Willom Tight, the late Sam Mtukudzi and Carmen Hwarari of African Destiny.
The Nyunga Nyunga mbira master will perform alongside the latest crop of mbira students: Diana Samkange, Tererai Mugwadi, Pauline of Mafriq, Tina Watyoka and Willom Tight’s son, Gary.
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