BAND MEMBERS - MUFARO HAS EXISTED IN SEVERAL FORMS SINCE 2002.
CURRENT BAND MEMBERS COMMENTS
DANA BARBER ...  Dana grew up listening to the marimba music of Marim-bam-buz  in Port    Alberni, B.C.  She loved the energy surrounding the music and the band.  Dana Joined Mufaro in 2006, and is happy to have that kind of energy in her life again. “I hope that, as a band , we can invite the audience to share in the joy that this music brings to us”.
LIZANNE CHICANOT...  Lizanne spent a number of her growing up years in Africa and loves just about everything about Africa….especially Zimbabwean Marimba music. The first time she held a mallet and hit a key, it was just like magic, and there was no turning back!  She says, “As a kid, I always wanted to be part of the Partridge Family…but this is way Better!”    
DAWNE KIRWAN ...  The first time she saw Marimba Muzuva performing, she was amazed. She knew instantly that she was going to learn to play that instrument. Never in her wildest dreams, however did that include playing for an audience! - Something she now has come to relish.  Presently, her wildest dreams include opening for Blue Rodeo! Dawne is an original member of Mufaro.
ANDREW MOORE ...  Andrew is another original Mufarian. He learned to play Mbira (a Shona instrument related to Marimba) while in Johannesburg, SA. A young Zimbabwean man he met at the market agreed to give him lessons, but they were cut short when his young teacher had to dash back to Harare where the government had just knocked down his family’s home. “The people of Zimbabwe are going through desperate times.  Keep the music playing..it is healing, and sometimes ecstatic. Let those vibrations find their way back to Zim!” Andrew also plays various other percussion instruments and flutes. People say he is the best Ocarina player in Canada. (This is possibly because he’s the only Ocarina player in Canada!)
BARB ROBERTS ...  Barb has been playing marimba music of Southern Africa for nearly a decade. A big boned girl from southern Manitoba, Barb has left her Country and Rock and Roll roots behind and says, “ This music is my joy.” In daytime hours, Barb works to bring affordable housing to those in need. Other joys in her life include her two children, a good meal, a good laugh, and traveling the world. Barb is an original member of Mufaro.
BERNIE MARTIN-WOOD ...  Bernie has been a "roadie" with Mufaro since they formed and became a part-time player in 2006. Now a full time member he loves all types of percussion. He was attracted to the sound of the marimba the first time he saw Marimba Muzuva at the Moss St. Market. He says "For me an African marimba ensemble is a feast for the eyes as well as the ears."
MARTI WOOD ...  Marti loves  African, Latin, Cuban, Brazilian (Samba) music –It’s gotta have rhythm!- and lately some Bluegrass!? (but don’t tell anyone!)  An original Mufaro member, she loved Zimbabwean Marimba the first time she heard it. “I just never thought I’d have the opportunity to play, and then one day at the Metchosin Market Dawne asked if I’d be interested in learning, and that was it!"  I just Love the way the audience reacts. When we are really playing well -locked in, and the Babies are jumping and the Grannies are swaying…It’s just the absolute best. I’m so lucky to have this with these wonderful people.