Kutandara from Makomborero by Musekiwa Chingodza & Family

7. Kutandara

Kutandara means to be hanging out, passing the time pleasantly. We sing “pasi rino kutandara”, which means, “on this earth we are just hanging out. Our bodies will not last forever. We are already losing our beloved ones.”
This is also another Chamutengure version, arranged by Musekiwa Chingodza and Chris Chingodza.
Chris Chingodza, Tinashe Chingodza: mbira
Tanatswa Chingodza: nyunganyunga 1
Tanyaradzwa Nhika: nyunganyunga2
Musekiwa Chingodza and Chris Chingodza: vocals
George Chingodza: hosho.

Musekiwa Chingodza was born into a family of great mbira players in Mwangara village, Murewa, Zimbabwe, in 1970. He began playing mbira at the age of five and is self-taught. He regularly tours the US, Japan, and France. He says, “Our music is both medicine and food, as mbira has the power to heal and to provide for people. Mbira pleases both the living and the dead.