Genre: Traditional
Chiwoniso Maraire
Description:

CHIWONISO & VIBE CULTURE
Chiwoniso has been fronting her acoustic group Chiwoniso & Vibe Culture for the past four years. From 2001 to 2004, she was also a core member of the multinational all-women’s band Women’s Voice, whose original members hailed from Norway, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, America, Israel and Algeria. Chiwoniso has also been busy in film, having worked on the soundtracks for movies and documentaries by an array of Zimbabwean writers and film producers in the last ten years. 

Her musical collaborations have included recording with Marie Boine, Brilliant, Kris Kristoffersen and Sinead O’Connor on the cd celebrating the 100th commemoration of the Nobel Peace Prize Awards, composing and performing for the UNDP Africa 2015 song

project “Les Tams-Tams de l’Afrique” alongside Salif Keita, Habib Koite (Mali), Ishmael Lo, Youssou Ndour, Manu Dibango, Baaba Maal (Senegal), Achieng Abura (Kenya), Saintrick  and Koffi Olomide(Congo). She contributed to the “Women Care” cd recorded last year along with women artists from other African countries and from Norway.

She has done a huge amount of session work through the years, working with artists from around the world in greatly diverse styles. Chiwoniso last year released her second solo cd, “Timeless”, with her group Vibe Culture.She is also a member of the newly formed Zimbabwean group ATOM, and they have recently completed recording their first cd, “Hupenyu Kumusha”

Chiwoniso is currently at work with Keith Farquhuarson on her third solo cd.

Music...It’s an expression of God. All pain, joy, rage, love..wisdom, can be found in music. I am in awe when in the presence of its power. There’s a place from where the music comes. The life essence… - C. Maraire