A Lucky break for Eugene.Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard Lucky Moyo, a Zimbabwean musician and teacher, will be in Eugene beginning Monday and continuing through March 7 as an artist-in-residence sponsored by Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center is a music center located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, "dedicated to the music and people of Zimbabwe." Kutsinhira offers classes in Zimbabwean Marimba, Mbira, Drumming, Singing (occasionally), and Dancing. . Moyo will work intensively with students in four elementary schools and at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . He also will conduct three community workshops and take part in two public performances. Moyo is a member of Black Umfolozi, an internationally known group of singers and dancers from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. "The Rough Guide to World Music" describes Black Umfolozi as "an amazing live experience with their precise and acrobatic singing and dancing to a strong Zulu beat." The guide also describes the group as akin to Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo (mämbäz`ō), choral group formed in 1965 in Ladysmith, South Africa, led by Joseph Shabalala. The group, which sings with a precise yet free-flowing phrasing, has consisted of 8 to 12 members. , and says one feature of its shows is a South African miners' gumboot dance. Moyo lives in Zimbabwe and in Cambridge, England, where he is working on a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. . He has performed with the Paul Winter Consort Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group led by the soprano saxophonist Paul Winter. Founded in 1967, the group mixes elements of classical music, jazz, and world musics, as well as the sounds of animals and nature. and has conducted workshops at Zim- babwean music festivals in Seattle and in Seaside, Calif. In Eugene, he will teach traditional African dance, drumming and singing at Corridor, Willakenzie and Iriving elementaries and, the Village School. At the university, he will work with Rita Honka and Dance Africa, as well as with Cedric Weary's UO Gospel Choir. His workshop schedule: Shosholoza singing, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, 3604 W. Fourth Ave. Muchongoyo drum and dance workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. South African miners' gumboot dance, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 7, Eugene YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. , 2055 Patterson St. Each workshop will cost $12 for Kutsinhira members, $15 for the general public. The package price for all three will be $30 for Kutsinhira members, $40 for others. To register in advance, contact Erin Ely at eely @comcast.net or 338-9010. On March 5, Moyo will perform at Sam Bond's Garage, 405 Blair Blvd., with Portland-based Zimbabwean musician Loveness Wesa and two Eugene groups, Vakasara Mbira mbira or thumb piano African musical instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal or bamboo tongues attached to a board or resonator. The tongues are depressed and released with the thumbs and fingers to produce melodies and song accompaniments. and Kudana Marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a . This will be a benefit show for Kutsinhira's Zimbabwe Community Development Project. The cover charge is $5 to $10. Moyo also will perform during an African community night in the university's Dougherty Dance Theatre on March 6, but that show is sold out. Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that holds classes and ensemble practice sessions five nights a week at a rented warehouse in west Eugene. The center has brought Zimbabwean musicians to Eugene for the past six years. For information about the center, go to www.kutsinhira.org. CAPTION(S): Lucky Moyo will teach and perform Zimbabwean music during a series of programs sponsored by the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center. |
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