Zimbabwean Mbira player continues to preserve traditional music

STORY: Zimbabwean Mbira player continues to preserve traditional music DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hope Masike playing the Mbira instrument 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HOPE MASIKE, Traditional Mbira player 3. various of Masike performing on stage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HOPE MASIKE, Traditional Mbira player 5. various of Masike performing on stage STORYLINE: Hope Masike, a Zimbabwean Mbira player, has been dedicated to preserving the traditional music beyond her generation. Mbira, a traditional Zimbabwean musical instrument, is made of a handheld hardwood soundboard and has a series of thin metal keys affixed to its surface. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HOPE MASIKE, Traditional Mbira player "My name is Hope Masike. I'm a musician from beautiful Zimbabwe. I play our traditional instrument called Mbira, which I will show you later. I play and I sing from traditional classics from Zimbabwe, and I enjoy fusing the Mbira music with different s

Zimbabwean disabled artist tells stories through Mbira

STORY: Zimbabwean disabled artist tells stories through Mbira DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Stella Jongwe playing mbira 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STELLA JONGWE, Mbira artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STELLA JONGWE, Mbira artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STELLA JONGWE, Mbira artist STORYLINE: 21-year-old Stella Jongwe was born with a disability called phocomelia. Despite her situation, Jongwe has never allowed her disability to overweigh her aspiration to become a celebrated traditional instrument artist and singer. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STELLA JONGWE, Mbira artist "I accepted myself as who I am and feel unique with my disability and my disability doesn't limit me to reach my desire, to fulfill my dreams as a person." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STELLA JONGWE, Mbira artist "My desire, my ambition is to showcase my talent as an upcoming artist and to promote our culture as Zimbabweans, even my music to be played locally, regionally even inte