Focus Africa Take Over at Pop Brixton

On Saturday my band and I were invited to perform at Focus Africa’s Pop Brixton take over - a lovely day of African live music, workshops and DJs. I was invited to teach an mbira workshop, which ended up including a bit of a marimba and singing workshop too. My band, Otto & The Mutapa Calling, gave a performance as well.

Here are a few pictures and videos from the mbira workshop I gave on the day.

The workshop group playing the Zimbabwean kalimba (mbira nyunga nyunga) and singing along to a traditional Shona song from Zimbabwe called Chemutengure.

Kalimba (Zimbabwean Mbira Nyunga Nyunga) Workshop

Kalimba (Zimbabwean Mbira Nyunga Nyunga) Workshop

Kalimba (Zimbabwean Mbira Nyunga Nyunga) Workshop