Somehow many musicians were staying at the same guesthouse where I stayed. Some play marimba and some play guitars.
Camping was a bit expensive here; $9, but this guest house, it's small world backpackers was very comfortable.

ハラレで泊まっていた宿は偶然なのか何なのか楽器弾きが沢山集まっている宿だった。ギターやらマリンバやら世界から色々な人達が集結していた。なかなかな宿It's small world backpackers テント泊で$9 だけれどすごく居心地が良い。




There were Japanese musicians as well, and they were playing an instrument that I've never seen. They told me it was called Mbira in Zimbabwe.

そんなインターナショナルな中には日本人の人達も数名いて、何だか見た事ない不思議な楽器を演奏していた。聞いてみたらンビラという楽器らしい。この写真がムビラ




This simple instrument sounds very nicely. Normally, couple or more are played together but even only one sounds very beautifully. I loved it.
Mbira is believed as the instrument that makes a sounds calling spirit of ancestor. In Zimbabwe, there are many animism left, so people still use Mbira to contact their ancestor.

このシンプルな楽器からは何とも言えない心地良い音が出る。
ペアで弾くのが普通らしいけれど、ソロでもすごく良い。この楽器、そもそも精霊を呼ぶ力を持つと信じられているらしく、精霊信仰が多いジンバブエでは、霊を呼ぶ行事なんかで使われるそうだ。だから、音色によっては何処と無くお経に似たものがある。



For us as Japanese, animism is easy to understand. We enshrine a big tree or spiritual place as a god dwelling inside. We cerebrate "O-Bon", an invent cerebrating our ancestor once a year. Many people still love to visit spiritual places.

日本にはイタコやユタがいたり、大木や神聖な場所にある物を神様として祀ったりしますね。先祖の霊を敬うお盆っていう行事もあります。こんな国から来た人間としては、ジンバブエの精霊崇拝はすごく理解し易い。



This spiritual invent calling spirit is actually rare in Zimbabwe. They don't do it many times; I've hard that they did only a few times during an year. When someone wants to ask or tell something to their ancestor, this event, they call "Function" will be scheduled.
When I was in Harare, I wasn't expect function. I was just enjoying listening the sound of Mbira.
It was just a coincidence. I met a Japanese Mbira player, Sumi who has been living with local Mbira player. He was visiting my guest house for refreshing from staying local house for long time. He told me that there would be the function next week at his host family's home, and anyone could be attended.
I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to see such an event, so I decided to extend my stay of Harare. My goal will be a bit delayed but it's no point to be hurly. I was very excited.

そんな精霊を呼ぶ儀式は年に何回もあるイベントでは無いらしい。誰かが先祖に何かを訪ねたり伝えたい事がある時に行われるそうだ。ただ、縁という物は時として降って来る物で、たまたまこの宿で出会った日本人ンビラ奏者スミさんからその儀式があるとお誘いを授かる事が出来た。しかもただの観光客の自分も参加はさせてもらえるらしく、是非見に行かせてもらう事にした。ただ儀式開始は今から5日後、ゴールがますます遅れてしまう。まぁ～これも縁だし良しとしてしばらく滞在する事となった。