About Us
“Kondo reNzou” refers to the shimmering band of stars in the night sky - the Milky Way galaxy, or what the Marembe people of the northeastern borderlands between Zimbabwe and Mozambique call the "path of the elephants."
Kondo reNzou is also a group of marimba players in Seattle, Washington, that grew out of the University of Washington Zimbabwean Music Club. Comprising longtime Zimbabwean music enthusiasts from all across the country, the band came together with their collective styles, sounds and creativity, following the path of their great teachers.
Acknowlegements
We acknowledge the people and cultures of Zimbabwe and southern Africa, whose music we are grateful to learn and share with others.
We thank our teachers and friends for generously sharing their experience, music and traditions with us:
Ambuya Beauler Dyoko
Garadziva Chigamba
Gary Spalter
Maggie Donahue
Stephen Golovnin
Ted Wright
Wanda Walker
and others
As a Seattle-based band, we live and perform on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish, including the Duwamish, Suquamish, Stillaguamish and Muckleshoot People. This land was taken unjustly, and we acknowledge its heritage and express our gratitude for its use.