What’s New on This Site?

Date: 29 December 2007

1. MBIRA now accepts Paypal and credit and debit cards for all payments (as well as checks, money orders, and cash): workshop fees, instruments, etc. So far, only CDs, shirts and sculpture can be paid for over this (www.mbira.org) website. You may use credit/debit to pay for other items in person, or email us to find out the information we need before you mail or fax your payment information. There will be an additional 6% charge to cover credit processing (except for items bought on this website).

2. Dates for Spring 2008 weekend mbira workshops all over the US, a January 2008 8-day mbira camp in Hawaii, and 8-day April mbira camp in Argentina, and 3 summer 2008 8-day mbira camps in California have been set. And join the 4th annual Mbirathon! See Event Calendar. ***We are hoping that Mai Jenny Muchumi and Patience Chaitezvi will be co-teachers for the summer 2008 mbira camps in California - they have passed the first stage of the visa approval process, and we hope for final approval in February.

3. Note the latest CDs added to the MBIRA catalog at Latest Recordings. Newest CDs are Vashauri Vol. 1: Great Mbira Singers of Zimbabwe (CD 1100) and Rwizi Mutoro Mbira Group 2005 (CD 3442).

4. Make a tax-deductible donation by credit card (or check). MBIRA is also enrolled at escrip.com - sign up there and stores where you shop, including online merchants, will donate a percentage of your purchase price to MBIRA, at NO charge to you!

5. The MBIRA online catalog allows you Search for recordings by many different criteria, or order an MBIRA t-shirt or sweatshirt, or an ebony mbira player sculpture, then pay by credit card, or mail in your order if you prefer. Or browse all our CDs. These recordings support 135 traditional musicians in Zimbabwe.

6. MBIRA T-shirts feature our mbira logo, shown at the top of this page (better quality of the same graphic on the shirts!). We have a wide selection of colors in sizes from S to XXL, and long sleeve tees in all sizes (except XXL). We also have cuddly hooded sweatshirts, and babydoll tees for women. All have the MBIRA logo, just like the regular tees.