Chartwell Dutiro - Music Citizenship and the Global Dimension
CHARTWELL is a singer, composer and instrumentalist who specialises in traditional Shona music.
He is regarded as a World-Class Mbira player and uses the instrument as an education tool, to encompass both traditional and contemporary perspectives, challenge stereotypes and encourage creative engagement.
The workshops introduce the Geography of Africa as a continent and Zimbabwe as a country within that continent. They also explore the history of the British Empire in connection with Zimbabwe, as well as the history of the Ancestors, which is a central part of the African belief system. Chartwell draws on his experience of growing up in rural, segregated Zimbabwe to build bridges between cultures and make links between contemporary Zimbabwe and life in Britain today. His interactive workshops incorporate music, song and dance.
Chartwell is available in schools in October (Black History Month) and for International Education Week (14-19 November) if you are interested in making a booking, please contact: Anna McCarthy Creative Projects Officer anna.mccarthy@norfolk.gov.uk T:01603 638099
He is regarded as a World-Class Mbira player and uses the instrument as an education tool, to encompass both traditional and contemporary perspectives, challenge stereotypes and encourage creative engagement.
The workshops introduce the Geography of Africa as a continent and Zimbabwe as a country within that continent. They also explore the history of the British Empire in connection with Zimbabwe, as well as the history of the Ancestors, which is a central part of the African belief system. Chartwell draws on his experience of growing up in rural, segregated Zimbabwe to build bridges between cultures and make links between contemporary Zimbabwe and life in Britain today. His interactive workshops incorporate music, song and dance.
Chartwell is available in schools in October (Black History Month) and for International Education Week (14-19 November) if you are interested in making a booking, please contact: Anna McCarthy Creative Projects Officer anna.mccarthy@norfolk.gov.uk T:01603 638099
This news item was published : 23 May 2011.