Mhande Dance

Mhande - Kura Uone by Chinyakare Ensembe
January 23, 2014 | Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, Berkeley, CA, USA

Julia Chigamba and Chinyakare Ensemble performing Shona music and dance from Zimbabwe. We were performing Mhande, a dance done when praying for rain, getting ready to go farming, praying for the good health of farmers, and fertility of the soil.

I was the assistant choreographer, dancer and singer for this performance