All Levels Marimba Class & Discussion with Rujeko and Napoleon

We are excited to welcome Zimbabwean performing artists and teachers Rujeko Dumbutshena and Napoleon Kudzie Jambwa to Eugene! They will be teaching the song Zuva during their visit to Kutsinhira.

Marimba class
Thursday, July 2nd
4:00-5:30pm
Cost for the class is $20
cash • PayPal • Venmo accepted

Pizza and Cultural Discussion with Rujeko and Napoleon
(following the all levels marimba class)
5:45-7:30pm
A casual dinner of pizza with salad and discussion about some aspects of Zimbabwean music and culture with these two bright stars.
Suggested donation $10-$20

RSVP’s are appreciated, but not required for the pizza dinner and cultural discussion that follows the marimba class.

Please contact Marilyn Kolodziejczyk by text (541-521-1454) or email (mkolo@kutsinhira.org) to register, RSVP, or if you have any questions.

Thank you for your generous support for our visiting teachers!

Rujeko Dumbutshena is a Zimbabwean born dancer, teacher, cultural arts community organizer, and performing artist of African dance practices.
She received her MFA from the University of New Mexico and is currently an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Florida. Her creative research centers on the intersections between gender, power and ritual.
These themes inform her choreography and performance. She conducts community based participatory research to promote sustainable development projects through cultural arts production.

Napoleon Kudzie Jambwa was born and raised in Highfield, Harare and grew up steeped in Zimbabwe’s musical traditions. Taught his first mbira song by his father at age five, he went on to master marimba, ngoma, hosho, and a range of modern instruments, and added traditional Zimbabwean dance, to his vast repertoire. He has played as a musician with Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mutukudzi, to name a few. He currently plays in Mbira Dzechijandukwa and is the leader of Pangea band based in Gainesville Florida.