Nyamamusango Diki from Makomborero by Musekiwa Chingodza & Family

2. Nyamamusango Diki (Small Nyamamusango)
Nyamamusango means meat in the forest; it is a hunting spirit song. In this version of Nyamamusango Diki, the pattern is the same as the regular version, but shifted to a different place on the keyboard, so that the song sounds different. I call it “Small Nyamamusango” because it is higher in pitch than the regular one.
Musekiwa Chingodza: mbira, hosho, vocals

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.