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HFS sponsors dozens of activities on the north coast!
international, square and contra dances song circles our touring and local artist concert series music and dance workshops the July Folklife Festival the August Blues Festival the biannual April Folkdance Festival and seasonal celebrations!
Visit the calendar for the complete schedule!
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Next up: May 18th and 19th - Musekiwa Chingodza concert and workshops... June 7th - Sari Baker Trio at Humboldt Baykeeper's... June 18th - Lissa Schneckenburger at Humboldt Baykeepers... July 19th-26th - 30th Annual Humboldt Folklife Festival...
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Musekiwa Chingodza, Zimbabwean Master Musician - May 18th & 19th
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Traveling the U.S. on a national tour, Musekiwa Chingodza will be teaching classes and performing in Humboldt County on May 18th-19th. An mbira player since the age of five, Musekiwa is also an accomplished ngoma (drum) player in the Shona tradition, and he excels in playing hosho (gourd shakers), singing, and traditional dance. In 1991, Musekiwa was a key member of the band Panjea, founded by Chris Berry, and composed the hit song "Ganda" on Panjea's Zimbabwean album. Currently Musekiwa teaches mbira at Prince Edward School in Harare.
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 Mbira and deze
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Musekiwa and friends will play live at Muddy's Hot Cup on Sunday, May 18th, at 7 pm. Admission is $10 general, $8 HFS members. There will also be workshops and lessons on Sunday and Monday. For more information or to register, please email North Coast Mbira or call 707-228-0372.
Musekiwa has recently started a project, Serevende Music and Cultural Arts Center, aimed at helping orphans and other impoverished people in his home village of Mwangara, Murewa, Zimbabwe to attend school, attain life and literacy skills, and sell their crafts. Another goal of Serevende is to create a cultural center where visitors can come and learn in depth about mbira, singing, dance, and other aspects of Zimbabwean music.
"Mbira music is both medicine and food, as it satisfies and heals both the living and the ancestors." - Musekiwa Chingodza
For more information about Mbira, visit www.mbira.org, and you can drop over to CdBaby for sound clips from Musekiwa!
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Sari Baker Trio for Arts Alive at Baykeeper - June 7th
Don't miss HFS performers at the Humboldt Baykeeper office in Old Town, monthly at Arts Alive! On June 7th, we'll have the ever-popular Sari Baker Trio and friends.
Lissa Schneckenburger Concert at Baykeeper - June 18th
Also upcoming at Baykeeper's, Folklife is bringing New England fiddler and folk singer extraordinaire Lissa Schneckenburger on June 18th.  Sound clip
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The 30th Annual Folklife Festival
The 30th Annual Folklife Festival will be held July 19th-26th! This year's festival will feature two dance nights... indoor concerts of acoustic jazz, "flying fingers," and a songwriter's night with Lila Nelson and Friends... the amphitheater bluegrass show... and the All Day Free Festival and Annie and Mary Day Fiddle Fest! More information coming soon!
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