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Biography
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Stella Chiweshe
Real name: Stella Rambisai Nekati
Effective period / Period of releases: 1987 - 2018
Zimbabwean singer, musician and actorBorn: 8th July 1946 Mujumi, Mhondoro, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Died: 20th January 2023 Harare, Zimbabwe
Defied tradition by becoming Africa's most famous female mbira player as it was only played by men.
Her daughter revealed after her death that "Chiweshe was a totem she adopted as a stage name".
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