Nyarara Kuchema from Makomborero by Musekiwa Chingodza & Family

3. Nyarara Kuchema
Nyarara kuchema, means, “Don't cry my children, I am with you. I am with you while you are walking, sleeping, working. These are words from the spirit, saying “I am with you.” Composed by Musekiwa Chingodza and Chrispen Chingodza.
Tinashe Chingodza, Chrispen Chingodza, Musekiwa Chingodza: mbira
Musekiwa Chingodza, Chrispen 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.