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Dumi — Dr. Abraham Dumisani Maraire — was the principal importer of Shona musical culture into the United States in the 1970's and 80's. Until his death in November 1999, he continued to spread his culture throughout the world from his home base at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, where he headed the Dept. of African Languages and Literature. Imwe Baba was Dumi's farewell concert to Seattle, playing nyunga nyunga mbira and singing, accompanied for the latter half by the heartbreaking voices of his children Chi, Tawona, and Zi, then 14, 13, and 11 years old.
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