9. Hama
Composed by Musekiwa Chingodza
In this song, I am asking the spirits if our friends and family who are far away from us are going to survive this pandemic? How about their friends and family here, are we going to survive? I am asking the spirits as we need their guidance always.
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.