Mbira Maker Blues: A healing journey to Zimbawe, book release with the author August 10, 2010

The mbira is a sacred instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Virginia Barrett, an American poet and artist, traveled to Zimbabwe in 2002 and 2004 to study mbira with master musicians. In this intimate and compassionate travel memoir, Barrett relives the months spent with these musicians and their families during dire times.