Stella Chiweshe

Stella Chiweshe Also Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati Or Stella Nekati Chiweshe B. Mujumi Village Mhondoro Zimbabwe November 8 1946 Is A Zimbabwean Musician. She Is Internationally Known For Her Singing And Playing Of The Mbira Dzavadzimu A Traditional Instrument Of The Shona People Of Zimbabwe. She Is One Of The Few Female Players Of The Instrument Which She Learned To Play In The Mid-1960s When Even Fewer Females Played The Instrument. In 1989 She Starred In I Am The Future A Godwin Mawuru Film About A Young Woman Who Travels To The Big City To Escape Zimbabwe's Independence War In The Rural Areas. read less