Teachers
Ted Wright
Ted Wright's love for Zimbabwean music began with Victoria's Marimba Muzuva in 1993. He has been a teacher of marimba, mbira, chipendani and gumboot dancing for many years, and has travelled to Zimbabwe several times, studying and performing with many of Zimbabwe's top traditional musicians. In addition to Muzuva, his musical projects have included the world beat improvisational ensemble Spirit Gate, mbira quartet Choto, and Zimbabwean roots dance bands Zimfusion and Jambanja. Ted organizes the annual Zimbabwean music/dance gathering Nhemamusasa North, and teaches workshops, school groups, and ongoing classes as director of Bopoma on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Guest Teachers
Bopoma students will have the opportunity to work with guest teachers as opportunity permits. Some of the teachers who have visited the Cowichan Valley thus far:
- Julia Chigamba - dance, singing, drumming
- Garadziva Chigamba - mbira, marimba
- Musekiwa Chingodza - mbira, marimba, singing, drumming, hosho
- Ona (Fiona) Connon - marimba, hosho
- Pasi Gunguwo - marimba
- Paul Mataruse - marimba, singing
- Kurai Mubaiwa - mbira, singing, drumming, marimba
- Tendai Muparutsa - marimba, mbira, singing, drumming
- Koki Mzite - dance, singing, drumming
- Dean Samuel - marimba, dance