Abraham Dumisani Maraire (27 December 1944 – 25 November 1999), known to friends as "Dumi", was a Zimbabwean musician.
[3] He remained in Washington state until 1982, teaching at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, giving private music lessons, and performing in cities of the Pacific Northwest and in British Columbia with several marimba groups he founded.
[3] Maraire has been credited with having "inspired thousands of Americans to explore Shona culture by building and performing on mbiras and marimbas, providing a vivid example with his own family".
[4] Some of his North American students created a Zimbabwean music festival (now called "Zimfest") which has taken place annually since 1991.
The late Chiwoniso Maraire was described as the "Zimbabwe mbira queen"[6] and "a true ambassador of the Zimbabwean culture".