det turkise / Stella Chiweshe / queen of mbira
A musical rebel and spiritual lighthouse visits Aarhus. 74-year-old Stella Chiweshe opens up the rich tradition of mbira-music and invites you to join her in a space crossing time and worlds.
For more than 40 years Stella Chiweshe has walked new paths as a powerful and captivating frontwoman for the mbira-music as it has journeyed from Zimbabwe and out into the world. As the first woman ever to perform as an acclaimed mbira-player Stella Chiweshe is way more than a musician, she is an inspiring rebel. To this day, her heartwarming energy and presence is as fulfilling and impressive as ever.
Mbira-music, which shares its name with the small thumb-piano with 22-28 metal teeth that drives the music, is traditionally used for local ceremonies that build bridges to deceased ancestors. A unique feeling of community manifests itself when Stella Chiweshe performs. A feeling community that crosses time and space, that brings together the living and the dead, and embraces her audience with a warm feeling of rooted journeying inwards and outwards.
Our concert with Stella Chiweshe takes places in the groundfloor of LYNfabrikken in Heimat Studio. A place that allows us to move very close to the tradition, the craft and the stories of Stella Chiweshes mbira-music.
Doors open at 18:30
Concert starts at 19:30
The tickets costs 90 DKK. The concert takes place seated.
Note! det turkise telt follows the authorities’ requirements and guidelines for concerts during COVID-19. We will provide hand sanitizer, while the chairs will be placed one meter from each other. Please bring your face mask for when you are walking and standing.
The concert is supported by Statens Kunstfond
