Blog & Insights
Research reflections, field notes, and commentary on music, community, and scholarship.
20 June 2026
Unfiltered and liberated
For years, my creative side was suffocated by the rigid structures, intellectual policing, and institutional expectations of academia. Today marks my liberation day! This is the journey of unlearning years of institutional self-censorship and finally giving my inner creative room to breathe and live freely.
20 June 2026
Mbira music and spirituality in Zimbabwe – learning the living tradition
Mbira music in Zimbabwe is intrinsically linked to the nation's religious, cultural, and spiritual practices, with a history of division between Christian and traditional African spiritual practices. The music serves as a medium for communicating with either ngirozi (angels) or vadzimu (ancestors), with distinct instruments like the Nyunga Nyunga and Nhare serving different secular and sacred roles, respectively.