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Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1355 Mbira Unification Council
Season 3 Episode 139
In 1355, after years of conflict between the Mambo and the mbira musicians, a remarkable council was convened at Great Zimbabwe. This episode explore…
14 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1354 Mbira Great Enclosure Standoff
Season 3 Episode 138
In 1354, tensions between Mambo Chikanda's court and the exiled mbira musicians reached a breaking point at Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure. This ep…
1 day, 3 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1352 Mbira Peace Accord
Season 3 Episode 137
In 1352, after years of conflict between Mambo Chikanda's court and the Mbira resistance led by Dzivaguru, a peace accord was brokered at the Hill Co…
1 day, 14 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1350 Mwari Ritual Controversy
Season 3 Episode 136
In 1350, Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda faced an unprecedented challenge: a drought-fueled crisis that threatened the spiritual authority of the Mwa…
2 days, 3 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira War of 1348
Season 3 Episode 135
By 1348, Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda faced an unprecedented threat: not from rival kingdoms, but from a musical rebellion that had festered for o…
2 days, 14 hours ago
The Mbira Resistance: Music as War at Great Zimbabwe
Season 3 Episode 134
In the 1330s, the vaShona kingdom of Great Zimbabwe faced an unexpected threat: not from neighbouring armies, but from the mbira, a thumb piano whose…
3 days, 3 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Rise of the Mbira Resistance
Season 3 Episode 133
In the 1330s, Mambo Chikanda of Great Zimbabwe crushed the mbira rebellion, but the exiled musicians found refuge in the Dande region. There, under t…
3 days, 14 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1345 Famine Response
Season 3 Episode 132
In 1345, a devastating drought struck the Zimbabwe Plateau, threatening the survival of Great Zimbabwe's 18,000 inhabitants. This episode follows Mam…
4 days, 3 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira Exile of 1336
Season 3 Episode 131
After the mbira purge of 1335, Mambo Chikanda faces a spiritual crisis as the exiled musicians gather at Dzivaguru's shrine in the Dande region. This…
4 days, 15 hours ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira Purge of 1335
Season 3 Episode 130
In 1335, Mambo Chikanda of Great Zimbabwe launched a brutal crackdown on mbira players, whom he saw as subversive. This episode explores the sacred a…
5 days, 3 hours ago