Zimfest Update
May 2, 2008

We are sad to report that Lucky Moyo will be unable to come to Zimfest this year. Lucky is working on his second album in the UK and is committing himself to be a voice of his country and people. This work is taking all of his time and resources and he cannot bring himself to Zimfest this year as he has done over the years. We will miss him greatly but also wish him well in his work.

Since Lucky was the only choral teacher on the schedule, we have made some changes to the schedule to allow Sheasby Matiure (a favorite choral teacher as well) to teach two choral workshops. We are continuing to look for additional choral workshops to replace Lucky’s workshops and we will keep everyone posted on our progress.

There is still plenty of time to make changes to your workshop schedule before registration closes on June 23.

Cancelled Workshops

We have cancelled the following workshops:

Session #2: Adv. Beginning Nyunga Nyunga: Chemutengure, Sheasby Matiure
Session #5: Ndebele Choral Singing, Lucky Moyo
Session #6, Gumboot Dancing and Shosholoza (Ndebele Singing), Lucky Moyo
Session #7: Ndebele Choral Singing II, Lucky Moyo
Session #8: Vocal Clinic: Singing Like a Zimbabwean, Lucky Moyo

Added Workshops

New Workshops

We have added these new workshops (see below for the descriptions):

Session #2: Choral Singing: Itupuka, Sheasby Matiure
Session #6: Zimbabwean Makwayera Choral Singing, Sheasby Matiure

New Workshop Descriptions

Singing

Choral Singing: Itupuka

Sheasby Matiure

#2 Fri. 1:00–3:00

Sheasby will teach the choral arrangement of this traditional song. Expect not only lovely harmonies but some catchy movements and fun.

Level: All Levels

Limit: Unlimited

Materials: Ask the instructor about video recording.

Current Status: Open

Zimbabwean Makwayera Choral Singing