Chiwoniso Maraire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chiwoniso Maraire

Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, mbira master

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1976

Place of Birth: Olympia, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 24-Jul-2013

Profession: composer, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter

Nationality: Zimbabwe

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Chiwoniso Maraire (5 March 1976 – 24 July 2013) was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, and exponent of Zimbabwean mbira music.
She was the daughter of Zimbabwean Mbira Master and teacher Dumisani Maraire (and former officer in the Zimbabwe Ministry of Sports and Culture in the early 1980s).
Describing the mbira, an instrument traditionally used by male musicians, she said, "[it] is like a large xylophone.
It is everywhere in Africa under different names: sanza, kalimba, etc.
For us in Zimbabwe it is the name for many string instruments.
There are many kinds of mbiras.
The one that I play is called the nyunga nyunga, which means sparkle-sparkle."