REASSESSING THE ZIMBABWEAN CHIPENDANI (Article withdrawn)

Authors

  • Jennifer Kyker University of Rochester's College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v10i2.2042

Keywords:

musical bows, chipendani, Shona, rituals

Abstract

Due to an error in the original publication this article will be reprinted in the 2018 edition of African Music. We apologise for any inconvenience. (Editor: African Music)

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Discography:
Muradzikwa, Compound. 2007. Chipendani Music from Zimbabwe, Hungwe Records: 884502106251 (CD).

Tracey, Hugh. 2000. Other Musics from Zimbabwe: 1948, '49, '51, '57, '58, '63, Southern Rhodesia: Ndau, Sena, Tonga, Shona. SWP Records: SWP012 (CD).

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Chigamba, Tute Wincil
Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 October 2002.
Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 March 2003.
Harare, Zimbabwe, 28 May 2003.
Dutiro, Chartwell. London, UK, 20 March 2001.
Muradzikwa, Compound.
Marondera, Zimbabwe, 12 October 2003.
Marondera, Zimbabwe, 29 July 2006.

Personal communication with author:
Brenner, Klaus-Peter, 15 October 2015. 16 October 2015.
Chigamba, Tute Wincil. 6 October 2015.
Jones, Claire. 7 January 2016. 11 January 2016.
Landers, Russ. 20 November 2015.
Matsuhira, Yuji. 7 Jan. 2016.

Published

2016-11-01

How to Cite

Kyker, Jennifer. 2016. “REASSESSING THE ZIMBABWEAN CHIPENDANI (Article Withdrawn)”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 10 (2):140-66. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v10i2.2042.