PAST EVENTS

(All events are Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble unless otherwise noted.)


Juneteenth Celebration, Great St. John Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, Oakland, California, June 21, 2008.

Early Childhood Educators, International Child Resource Institute (ICRI), Palo Alto, California, June 13, 2008.
(With the Chinyakare Youth Ensemble.)

Napa Valley Vintner's Association, Mt. Veeder Winery, Oakville, California, June 6, 2008.

San Francisco Main Library, May 15, 2008.

Windsor High School, Windsor, California, May 2, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, Saturday, April 26, 2008.
(An evening of music and dance from Zimbabwe, with Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo and the Chinyakare Ensemble.)

Westside Elementary School, Healdsburg, California, April 25, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Kapnek Trust Pediatric AIDS Fund for Zimbabwe, Orinda, California, April 13, 2008.

Paul Revere Elementary School, San Francisco, California, April 11, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Sankofa Academy, Oakland, California, April 10, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Windrush School, El Cerrito, California, April 2, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Private Party, Novato, California, Saturday, March 22, 2008.

Collage of African Cultures, Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland, California.

Young Audiences of Northern California / Crocker Highlands Elementary School, Oakland, California, February 29, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Bread and Roses / Alameda County Juvenile Hall, San Leandro, California, March 1, 2008.
(Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo, and the Chinyakare Ensemble)

All Saints Episcopal Church, San Francisco, California, Wednesday, February 27, 2008.
(Interactive performance and discussion as part of series on prayer.)

Willow High School, Crocket, California, Friday, February 22, 2008.
(School assembly educational performance.)

Mission High School, San Francisco, California, February 12-28, 2008.
(Private residency with Dance classes taught by Julia Chigamba and Ronnie Daliyo.)

Absalom Jones Celebration, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California, Saturday, February 16, 2008.

Millennium High School, Piedmont, California, January 29 - February 12, 2008.
(Residency with performance by the Chinyakare Ensemble and Dance and Marimba workshops taught by Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo and Dan Faiver.)

Lucille Nixon Elementary School, Stanford, California, December 17, 2007.
(School assembly educational performance.)

American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference, McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California, November 16, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo, and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble.)

California State Association of Counties Annual Meeting, Marriott Convention Center, Oakland, California, November 15, 2007.

Nomad Cafe, Brunch, Oakland, California, November 11, 2007.
(Chinyakare marimbas and mbiras.)

Benefit for Mother of Peace Orphanage, Zimbabwe, Humanist Hall, Oakland, California, November 10, 2007.

World Music Festival and Concert, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, California, October 27, 2007.
(Performance plus dance and marimba workshops.)

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California, October 20, 2007.

Trinity Church, Menlo Park, California, October 18, 2007.
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Oakland, California, October 17, 2007.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, San Rafael, California, October 16, 2007.
(Performances in honor of Anglican Archbishop of Southern Africa, Njongunkulu Ndungane.)

Bowman International School, Palo Alto, California, October 15, 2007.
(School assembly performances)

Masongano: A Gathering of Spirits, Fairfax Pavilion, Fairfax, California, October 13, 2007.
(A joint performance with Rhythm Village)

East Bay AIDS Walk, Oakland, California, September 8, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo, and the Chinyakare Ensemble)

Art & Soul Festival, Oakland, California, September 3, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo, and the Chinyakare Ensemble)

Bread and Roses / Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center, Oakland, California, August 30, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba, Ronnie Daliyo, and the Chinyakare Ensemble)

Federal Prison, Dublin, California, June 20, 2007.

Berkeley World Music Festival, Berkeley, California, June 3, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble)

Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, May 17, 2007.

Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, May 6, 2007.

Hillbrook School, Los Gatos, California, April 19 and 26, 2007.
(performance and dance/drumming workshops)

Collages des Cultures Africaines, Malonga Casquelord Theatre, Oakland, California, March 10-11, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble)

Skyline College, San Bruno, California, March 5, 2007.

Pittsburgh City Hall, Pittsburgh, California, February 24, 2007.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California, February 8, 2007.
(Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble)

Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco, California, February 7 and 26, 2007.

Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland, California, December 17, 2006.

Children's Hospital, Oakland, California, December 6, 2006.
(Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble)

Children of Zimbabwe awareness show / benefit, The Attic, Santa Cruz, California, October 27, 2006.

International Child Resource Institute Benefit, Dunsmuir Estate, Oakland, California, October 19, 2006.

Stoneridge Gallery, pre-concert reception for Oliver Mtukudzi and Zimbabwe AIDS Relief fundraiser, Oakland, California, September 11, 2006.

Laurel World Music Festival, Oakland, California, August 12, 2006.
(Chinyakare Ensemble with Irene Chigamba)

Mahea Uchiyama Annual Repertory Concert 2006, Oakland, California, June 24, 2006.

Young Audiences of Northern California, Stern Grove, San Francisco, California, June 23, 2006.
(performance, dance workshops)

11th Annual Collage des Cultures Africaines, Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland, California, March 11, 2006.
(Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble)

Sequoia Elementary School, Oakland, California, February 22, 2006.

Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco, California, February 21 and 23, 2006.

Seneca Center for Children and Families, Concord, California, February 17, 2006.

Sekalti, A Benefit for the Children of Liberia, Malonga Casquelourd Theatre, Oakland, California, January 14, 2006.
(Julia Chigamba and the Chinyakare Ensemble with the Chinyakare Youth Dance Ensemble)

De Young Museum Grand Opening Celebration, San Francisco, California, Chinyakare Ensemble, October 16, 2005.

La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, California, August 28, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Zimbabwe Music Festival 2005, Bellingham, Washington, August 12-14, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble. Performances, dance and music workshops.)

African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Benefit, Columbia City Theatre, Seattle, Washington, August 10, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Dance and Music Workshops, dance and music workshops, Portland, Oregon, August 8-9, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

The Tower Theatre, Bend, Oregon, August 7, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble. Performance, dance and music workshops.)

W.O.W. Hall, Eugene, Oregon, August 6, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Tribal Soundz, New York City, July 31, August 1, 2005.
(Chigamba Family. Dance and music workshops.)

The Stone, New York City, July 31, 2005.
(Chigamba Family)

Time & Space Limited, Hudson, New York, July 30, 2005.
(Chigamba Family)

Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale, New York, July 29, 2005.
(Chigamba Family)

Temple Bar, Santa Monica, California, July 24, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble plus Masanga Marimba)

House Concert, Topanga, California, July 23, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Zimbabwean Music and Dance Camp, Topanga, California, July 23, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

KPFK Radio - Global Village, July 22, 2005.
(Chigamba Family)

Welcoming Ceremony/Concert, Tia Chucha's, Sylmar, California, July 21, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Wild Marimbas Studio, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 17-18, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble. Performance, dance and music workshops.)

Maple Street Studio, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 16-17, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble. Dance and music workshops.)

Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 16, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble plus Wagogo)

Bolinas Community Center, Bolinas, California, July 8, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble, performance and dance workshop)

Monterey Live, Monterey, California, July 3, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

The Dance Palace Community Center, Point Reyes Station, California, June 18, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Don Quixote's International Music Hall, Felton, California, June 11, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Bembero Mudengu World Premiere, Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley, California, June 4, 2005.
(Julia Chigamba, Chigamba Family, Chinyakare Ensemble, and the Bembero Mudengu Community)

Clarion Music Center, San Francisco, California, May 27, 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Hayes Elementary School, San Jose, California, February 14, 2005.

Sakamoto Elementary School, San Jose, California, February 7, 2005.

Bembero Mudengu Workshop, First Congregational Church of Oakland, September 2004 - June 2005.
(Chigamba Family & Chinyakare Ensemble)

Collages des Cultures Africaines, Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland, California, March 2005.

Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, Berkeley, California, October 2003.

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California, October 2003.

Open Secret Bookstore, San Rafael, California, September 2003.

Opening for Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, August 2003.

Zimfest, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, August 2003.

Homowo Festival, Portland, Oregon, August 2003.

La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, California, August 2003.
(With Anzanga Marimba Ensemble)

Opening for Thomas Mapfumo, Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, California, May 2003.

Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, California, May 2003.

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California, April 2003.

Clarion Music Center, San Francisco, California, April 2003.

"People Like Me" - A public benefit show hosted by World Arts West, San Francisco, California, March 2003.
(Julia Tsitsi Chigamba with Madzimai Mbira Group)

Collages des Cultures Africaines, Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland, California, March 2005.

The Dance Palace Community Center, Point Reyes Station, California, February 2003.

"Rhythms of the Sacred, Songs that Awaken and Heal" with Michael Meade, Jack Kornfield, and Orland Bishop, San Francisco, California, February 2003.

Mercy Corps sponsor benefit concert for famine relief in Southern Africa, SHEDD Concert Hall, Eugene, Oregon, December 2002.

Trinity Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon, December 2002.

Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz, California, June 2002.

San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California, June 2002.

We Say Love - A benefit concert in honor of Baba Olatunji's 75th birthday, Mountain View, California, April 2002.

GUNGANO, A fundraising event for Tawanda muChinyakare, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, California, April 2002.

South Africa's Freedom Day, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, Berkeley, California, April 2002.