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Garikayi is a Zimbabwean mbira maker, a woodcarver, carpenter and metal worker. He is also a highly inventive and creative player of the mbira, the traditional "thumb piano" of the Shona people. Playing both acoustic and electrified mbira--using a pick-up--Garikayi takes the traditions of the past and evolves them through his own life experience. He is a unique composer, a dreamer of music who sings sweetly in the voices of his ancestors.
The compositions of Garikayi are heard weekly in the village near Harare where he lives and plays the mbira dances for the community. These mbiras last through the night, dance parties of traditional music for the youth. Fables and stories of timeless truth are celebrated through the mbira, played so their wisdom is easily absorbed by the next generation. Garikayi's compositions keep these principles alive and relevant for people today. In 2003, he released his international debut recording, Maidei (Limitless Sky). It is a powerful presentation of this highly spiritual music's universal appeal.
Uploaded by Michal Shapiro July 2010 .
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