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- Chiwoniso Maraire. Daughter of famed Zimbabwean mbira master Dumisani Maraire, she is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and exponent of zimbabwean mbira music. On the album Ancient Voices (produced 1995) she melds the conventional and modern, sings in English and African languages, and uses contemporary instruments and traditional African instruments such as the mbira. She learned how to play the instrument despite the fact that traditionally, women in Zimbabwe were not permitted to play the instrument. The mbira, she says, "Is like a large xylophone. It is everywhere in Africa under different names: sanza, kalimba, etc. For us in Zimbabwe it is the name for many string instruments. They are many kind of mbiras. The one that I play is called the knuwga-knuwga, which means brilliance-brilliance. " Chiwoniso has been fronting her acoustic group Chiwoniso & Vibe Culture for the past four years. From 2001 to 2004, she was also a core member of the multinational all-women band Women’s Voice, whose original members hailed from Norway, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, America, Israel and Algeria. Chiwoniso has also been busy in film, having worked on the soundtracks for movies and documentaries by an array of Zimbabwean writers and film producers in the last ten years. In February 2006, she joined Busi Ncube, Adam Chisvo, Peter "Mashasha" Mujuru and many others Zimbabwean artists in an ad-hoc band called The Collaboration and recorded Hupenyu Kumusha, Life at Home, Impilo Ekhaya. The band performed in Zanzibar's Sauti za Busara 2007 Festival. In September 2008, Chiwoniso will release her fourth album and first international album in over ten years, Rebel Woman. The album perfectly mirrors Chiwoniso's life in the regard that she sings about all personal experiences. From her own spirituality to a passerby on the street, every song in Rebel Woman was influenced by a specific event in her life. Recognizing that artists play an important role society, this masterful album speaks out in support of every issue Chiwoniso has witnessed, regardless of the consequences. She blends ancient, African soul, with modern spirit accompanied with the melodies of the mbira and deep grooves.
- Chiwoniso Maraire, USA ist eine simbabwische Sängerin und Songwriterin. Ihre Musik ist vor allem durch das Spielen der Mbira geprägt.
- Chiwoniso Maraire er en amerikansk-zimbabwisk sanger og musiker. Hun ble født i Olympia, Washington, USA, og er datter av Dumisani Maraire. Hun er nå bosatt i Harare. Maraire er en av få kvinnelige afrikanske artister som spiller det tradisjonelle afrikanske fingerpianoet mbira.
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- Chiwoniso Maraire. Daughter of famed Zimbabwean mbira master Dumisani Maraire, she is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and exponent of zimbabwean mbira music. On the album Ancient Voices (produced 1995) she melds the conventional and modern, sings in English and African languages, and uses contemporary instruments and traditional African instruments such as the mbira.
- Chiwoniso Maraire, USA ist eine simbabwische Sängerin und Songwriterin. Ihre Musik ist vor allem durch das Spielen der Mbira geprägt.
- Chiwoniso Maraire er en amerikansk-zimbabwisk sanger og musiker. Hun ble født i Olympia, Washington, USA, og er datter av Dumisani Maraire. Hun er nå bosatt i Harare. Maraire er en av få kvinnelige afrikanske artister som spiller det tradisjonelle afrikanske fingerpianoet mbira.
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