Concerts

August 3, 4, 5 & 6

Outdoor Stage at OSU McNary Field/Lower Campus

Zimfest 2011 stage area in McNary Field

Zimfest 2011 stage area in McNary Field

The Zimbabwean Music Festival presents an exciting concert lineup featuring performing artists from Zimbabwe, North America and elsewhere around the world.

Free Concerts! — All afternoon concerts and the Thursday evening event.
Suggested evening concert donation $18 adults/$9 children.
Concert schedules are subject to change.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Opening Ceremony and Free Concert

7:30 – 8:00 PM Opening Ceremony
8:15 – 9:15 PM Chapwititi — Eugene youth evening debut

Friday, August 4

Afternoon Concert (Free)

Noon – 1:00 Chihera Family Band — The Muchineripis furthering Zimbabwe music in Colorado
1:10 – 2:00 Kwaziwai — Eugene high schoolers
2:10 – 3:00 Vawachi — Veterans of (Dumi and) Maraire Marimba Ensemble and more
3:10 – 4:00 Boka Mbira — Portland’s favorite mbira crew
4:10 – 5:00 Jeff Brahe & Students — Marimba students from Tacoma WA

Evening Concert (By Donation)

7:15 – 8:00 Rubatano Marimba — Marimba sounds wafting from Whidbey Island
8:10 – 8:55 Othnell Mangoma Moyo — Mangoma is Mr Ngoma and more!
9:05 – 9:50 Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble — Seattle mbira since 1991
10:00 – 10:45 Kudana Marimba — Eugene’s forever band

Saturday, August 5

Afternoon Concert (Free)

Noon – 12:50 Wednesday Night Marimba — AfricaTown — Seattle students
1:00 – 1:50 Musha Marimba — Spokane’s finest
2:00 – 2:50 Mudzidzi Mbira — With roots in Eugene
3:00 – 4:00 Zambuko African-American Marimba Ensemble — Brought to you from Seattle
4:10 – 5:00 Mukana Marimba — Marimba from the South Sound

Evening Concert (By Donation)

7:15 – 8:00 ZiMBiRA — 10-piece Afrojam band steeped in traditional Zimbabwean music
8:10 – 8:55 Anzanga Marimba Ensemble — Seattle’s longest-lived marimba group
9:05 – 9:50 Mudavanhu Magaya and Friends — Muda carries on the Chikonamombe mbira legacy
10:00 – 10:45 Boka Marimba — Portland’s finest

Sunday, August 6

Afternoon Concert (Free)

Noon – 1:00 Jeff Brahe Band — Featuring mixed instrumentation and fine musicianship
1:10 – 2:00 Village School Marimba — Eugene community school students and graduates
2:10 – 3:00 Manzwi — Seattle vocal group
3:10 – 4:00 Jenaguru “Full Moon” Marimba — Kutsinhira’s long-established group
4:10 – 5:00 Festival Highlights
  Singing: Yimba/Cula with Tsungai Tsikirai and students
  Drumming: Bulawayo Township Drumming with Othnell Mangoma Moyo and students
  Marimba: Chachimurenga Tribute to Ambuya Stella with Michael Sibanda, Clayton Pasi Gunguwo and students: guest performers welcome

Evening Concert (By Donation)

7:15 – 8:00 Minanzi Mbira Band — The Kusaya brothers, based in Rusape ZW and Indianapolis USA
8:10 – 8:40 Marimba All-Stars — Zimfest 2023’s Zimbabwean marimba pros
8:50 – 9:50 Celebrate Bulawayo! — Artists from Bulawayo and Matabeleland in a one-time show
10:00 – 10:45 Kondo reNzou — Expansion of the UW Marimba Club to a collection of marimba stars