Abstract Research informant i interacted with during field work for my doctoral studies entitled continuity and change in mbira DzaVadzimu music and performance practice in Zimbabwe have complained about the way some researcher both within and outside zimbabwe conduct their reseach.they claimed that some of the researcher did not observe ethical issue thus robbing them of thier rights and knowledge.
ABSTRACT The major purpose for this study was to collect and transcribe Chishawasha songs of the Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe for preservation and later use in the church. The research employed a case study in the qualitative form. St Theresa Roman Catholic Church Cathedral in Gweru was chosen as the case study because that is where the researcher attends Mass. Face to face interviews and participant observation was used to collect data. Collected data was presented in the form of music ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this research was to establish the Zimbabwean societal perceptions of the depiction of women in Matavire’s two love songs. The researcher had to interview respondents to get their views on how Paul Matavire’s music depict women. A qualitative content analysis was used to gather data. The study showed that women are portrayed in various ways. They are subjected to naming, demeaning words, sexual objectifications and considered weak. It also emerged that while P...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop the skill of note interpretation in choral music. The research was qualitative in nature which prompted the researcher to use an Action Research as there was a problem which she wanted to solve. The focal point was on three research questions which the researcher formulated. Observations were done to identify where most choirs fail when interpreting notes in choral music. Questionnaires and interviews were administered to the choir coordinator...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the factors that inspired Rodwell Samkange to engage on the journey of choral composing and factors that influenced his style of composing. It aimed at analysing three of the composer‟s repertoires which are Zvainge Pane chakatigara, Zimbabwe yakanaka and Pvumvu. The study sought to analyse the three pieces looking closely at the taxonomies of music used. Data was extracted through interviews and content analysis. The sample size was taken from all the music pi...
ABSTRACT The study compared izangoma and isitshikitsha dances performed at Dinyane village in Tsholotsho. There is very limited literature on the performance of these dances. Comparing and documenting these two dances among others will bring an understanding of their differences in the coming generations. In this study the researcher made use of a qualitative research design in form of ethnography. Data was collected from the villagers. The researcher chose knowledgeable people like the tradi...
ABSTRACT The research’s main focus was to enhance the learning of mathematical subtraction concepts through the aid of songs. Attempts were made to help pupils learn mathematical subtraction concepts through the aid of songs. The study was carried out in a second grade class in a rural school called Gwenzimukulu Primary. It is qualitative in nature. An action research was employed in collecting data. Grade Two Red class participated in the study. Convenience sampling technique was used to s...
Abstract Recent technological advancements have completely changed the entire world, and the music industry is no exception. The advancement caused not only the transition to occur in the music industry from CDs and records to online streaming services, but also dropped the production cost of music. People were able to create music at a cheaper cost which was supposed to democratize and introduce more competition to the market. However, this did not happen. Rather, the industry became more m...
Abstract Teaching African music in schools has not yet received adequate attention from curriculum planners in respect of the involvement of ethnographic film as a pedagogy of teaching music. Film as an aid to teaching and learning attempts to present a learning atmosphere in which music is learned in its performative and contextual state. Students are afforded an opportunity to experience music as it is used by the society to solve cosmological problems. In this article the writer attempts ...
ABSTRACT This research is a case study which was conducted in Zihute Kraal in Murehwa district. The study focuses on the decline of mbira performances in families concentrating mainly on Mhuri yekwa Gumira Mbira Performers who were great mbira players around the 1960s and released a single entitled Wanyanya. The study investigated the factors that contributed to the decline of mbira playing amongst the group members. In order to gather essential data on what caused once vibrant mbira groups t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to study some of the Karanga Bride Welcoming Ceremony Songs which are performed in Chimombe Village. This was mainly motivated by the need to find out the effects of the songs on the Shona traditional women in general and Karanga traditional women in particular. There was also need to establish reasons why songs are used to transmit traditional cultural conceptions. The research question that guided the research was: “What are the main themes contai...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to make a collection, transcription and analysis of the traditional Jakwara songs of the Karanga people in Dorset area of Somabhula.The research was made up of ten respondents. The snowball sampling technique was used in which the adult community members and village heads participated this research. A total of ten respondents constituted the sample of this research. Ethnography was the research design used to effectively collect data in this research. Qu...
Abstract The paper explores the interplay of sarcasm threshing and music during threshing of finger millet. In this paper the combination of work rhythm and sarcasm during jakwara is regarded as a tripartite system in which the social commentary phenomenon is enacted.
Abstract As the world is fast becoming a global village due to technological advancement musical element among other things have ceased to solely belong to their cultural proponent different musical culture are merging in a process of diffusionism thereby forming rainbow musical cultures.
ABSTRACT The study focuses on the challenges teachers are facing in the teaching of traditional dance in primary schools. The study focused on four former group ‘A’ schools of Gweru urban. The study showed that schools have challenges in the teaching of traditional dance. The challenges ranged from lack of resources, lack of qualified personnel, lack of funding, lack of workshops, lack of documented literature on dance to teachers not implementing the music syllabus among others. The stud...