A Prodigy's Calling by Paul F. Berliner - 9780226835174

A Prodigy's CallingThe Early Musical Biography of Cosmas Magaya, Zimbabwean Mbira Master\nAuthor(s): Paul F. Berliner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States\nImprint: University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226835174, 978-0226835174\nSynopsis\nThe coming-of-age story of a master musician in mid-twentieth century colonial Rhodesia as he learns his communitys most cherished art, all while navigating profound social transformation.\n Ethnomusicologist Paul F. Berliner has been studying Zimbabwean mbira for more than fifty years. When he first arrived in what was then Rhodesia after the nation declared independence from the United Kingdom, he met Cosmas Magaya, a mbira player who would become his teacher and lifelong collaborator. A Prodigys Calling chronicles the early years of Magayas life, documenting the master mbira players journey from child prodigy to established expert. As a child, Magaya was immersed in mbira music through his fathers wor.