Virtual Marketplace

Handmade toddler, youth, and adult clothing and accessories mainly using African print fabric sourced in Africa, crafted in Oregon, USA. We make custom skirts, dresses, neckties, jewelry, T-shirts, bucket hats, hair bonnets, headwraps, tote bags, throw pillows, pillow cases, aprons, fabric coasters, oven mitts etc. If it’s not listed please reach out; we will be happy to custom design and make it for you! Contact person: Hazel Reninger;

https://www.munothandodesigns.com

Zimbowties creates handmade wearable art from upcycled fabric offcuts: pre-tied bow ties, traditional bow ties, hair bows, bow pins and neck ties. Our sales allow us to pay our artisans more than five times the minimum wage in Zimbabwe, save massive amounts of water by not using virgin fabrics, and inspire Zim’s talented and creative youth through our creativity award program. Contact person: Kim White;

https://zimbowties.com/buy

I sell jewelry and small art pieces, especially carved nyaminyami, made by the Harare sculptor Lawrence Mzimba. Lawrence and I met several years ago in Victoria Falls, and I serve as a conduit for the sale and shipping of his carvings. All proceeds from the Etsy shop, NyaminyamiAFRICA, go to Lawrence for the support of his family. Contact person: Edward D Eisenhart;

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NyaminyamiAFRICA?section_id=25868628

Sekhani Unathi manufactures and sells custom-made baby, adolescent and adult clothing. Based in Harare, our team of four creates original designs and enjoys meeting our clients’ specific needs. By empowering young women through employment opportunities and distributing clothing to those in need, Sekhani Unathi gives back to the community that helps it grow. Contact person: Tariro Ndoro. WhatsApp (+263 77 329 3921), Facebook, with payments through WorldRemit.

Our Zim friend Smart Sikosana has curated and shipped hundreds of items from his collection that he would be selling in person except for the pandemic. The items are mainly wood carvings, but he has also procured cloth goods like batik table runners and trivets made by local women. We gladly return proceeds to Smart in Zimbabwe to help him and his collaborators. Use the ZIMFEST15 promo code for 15% off! Contact person: Donald Woolston;

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZambeziTreasures

Kanya Arts, founded by Salani Wamkanganise, offers mbira in San Francisco, CA. Salani’s custom-made nhare and nyunga nyunga are tailored to your preferences, accommodating your tuning and other specific needs, and Salani offers ongoing support for additional tuning and adjustments. Salani also makes gourd drums and hosho, and he has recently expanded his repertoire to include marimbas!

https://www.kanyaarts.com/shop

I am a full-time Zimbabwean instrument maker now based in Antwerp, Belgium. I make nyunga nyunga in traditional scales, minor scales and chromatic scales, in various sizes and with various numbers of keys, as well as fashioning customized nyunga nyunga instruments. I also make mbira dzavadzimu in various tunings and sell a variety of instructional materials and music cds. Contact person: Dingiswayo Juma; . Phone & WhatsApp: +3247301089

https://kalimbashop.com

GIAMARI (Global Institute of African Marimba Rhythm Initiative), formerly known as Kutinya Arts, specializes in marimba education and technology. We have marimbas, nyunga nyungas and hosho (pumpkin and fibreglass) for sale. Our services include conducting youth marimba camps, adjudicating marimba competitions, hosting foreign marimba groups, conducting a marimba education development center and consulting for international marimba festivals and competitions. Contact person: Nicholas Manomano;

https://giamari.co.za

MBIRA is a non-profit organization supporting traditional musicians and instrument makers in Zimbabwe through sales of their recordings and instruments. Help support them by shopping at https://mbira.org/store/ and add a donation – 100% of donations June 15-Sept. 15 go to paying mbira players to teach in Zimbabwe’s public schools. Contact person: Erica Azim;

https://mbira.org/store/