Mbira Teacher
CurrentI teach a weekly mbira class at Curious on Hudson, in Dobbs Ferry NY
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Nora Balaban is listed as Mbira teacher at Curious on Hudson, based in New York, New York, United States. AeroLeads shows phone signal with area code 917 and a matched LinkedIn profile for Nora Balaban.
Nora Balaban previously worked as mbira player at Mbira Nyc and Musician at Timbila. Nora Balaban holds Fine/Studio Arts, General from University Of Michigan.
I began my musical career in 1980, singing with the rock band, Pop Decay in the east village. We performed at CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City, and other underground clubs. In 1982, I relocated to San Francisco, to join the world beat band Mapenzi, a ten-piece “Zimbabwe Style” dance band. I played marimba and sang with the group for 3 years. I began composing pop songs based on African marimba grooves which led to the formation of my own band “Fuzz Factor”, a band fusing African marimbas with rock and roll. During this period I discovered Timbila (Mozambique’s traditional xylophone) and became mesmerized with the music. It was the love of timbila and mbira that first brought me to Africa.In 1996 I traveled to Ghana to study Gyil (Ghanaian xylophone), with Bernard Woma of the Ghana National Dance Ensemble. I spent 2 months in Ghana, and then traveled to Zimbabwe to study mbira with master mbira players Tute Chigamba and his family. I crossed the border to Mozambique to begin my timbila studies with the great master Venancio Mbande. I have returned to Zimbabwe and Mozambique several times over the last ten years to continue my musical studies. I collected many beautiful instruments and crafts in Africa, and opened Tribal Soundz world music instrument store, specializing in ethnic instruments and international Cds in 1998. It quickly became a community oriented world music center. We sponsored music workshops, concerts and events. Presently I teach private mbira lessons and mbira workshops. I organize classes and concerts for visiting mbira & timbila masters from Africa.. I perform with my group “Timbila” an “Afrodelic Xylo Pop Band” with Banning Eyre of Afropop Worldwide. I compose music for the band,in addition to playing timbila, mbira and singing. I also play mbira with MbiraNYC, a traditional mbira group based in NYC.I have begun work filming a documentary to help bring attention to, and preserve the traditional Chopi timbila music of Mozambique.
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Dobbs Ferry, New York
I teach a weekly mbira class at Curious on Hudson, in Dobbs Ferry NY
New York
I play mbira and sing with mbiraNYC, a NYC based group which plays traditional Shona mbira music of Zimbabwe.www.mbiranyc.com
New York
I play timbila, mbira, sing and compose music for and with Timbila, my afrodelic xylophone rock band.www.sonicbids.com/timbilawww.reverbnation.com/timbila
New York City
I teach both private mbira lessons and beginner mbira classes in the east village. Instruments are available for those who need.
East Village, New York
I owned and ran Tribal Soundz, a world music store and center in the East Village. I sold instruments from around the world, an extensive collection of international CDs, and held music workshops on many different instruments from around the world. We partnered with many community organizations and universities, to promote world music concert and events.
San Francisco
I played original marimba music for various corporate and private events.
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Nora Balaban holds Fine/Studio Arts, General from University Of Michigan.
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