Mbira Dza Vadzimu: Religion at the Family Level with Gwanzura Gwenzi
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Examines the life of Gwanzura Gwenzi, a 40-year-old mbira player from Rhodesia. Interviews him both at work in an urban office and at home in the rural "tribal lands" on the weekend. Observes him hosting an all night bira, or seance, in which his sister serves as the spirit medium through whom their dead grandfather speaks to the family and neighbors. , Examines the life of Gwanzura Gwenzi, a 40-year-old mbira player from Rhodesia. Interviews him both at work in an urban office and at home in the rural "tribal lands" on the weekend. Observes him hosting an all night bira, or seance, in which his sister serves as the spirit medium through whom their dead grandfather speaks to the family and neighbors.
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, Examines the life of Gwanzura Gwenzi, a 40-year-old mbira player from Rhodesia. Interviews him both at work in an urban office and at home in the rural "tribal lands" on the weekend. Observes him hosting an all night bira, or seance, in which his sister serves as the spirit medium through whom their dead grandfather speaks to the family and neighbors.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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