Preface -- Introduction -- Part A. Components of the Mbira System -- Collecting ideas in an improvisation-based tradition : A longitudinal approach -- The mbira repertory : Central concepts -- ...

Listeners who come to traditional African music from the American variety will find it a refreshingly organic experience. The sonorities reflect a variety of instruments both ancient and modern, ...

September is a month which we dedicate to celebrating the mbira instrument. Zimbabwe has been highly associated with mbira music as it has seen great artists and legends like Chiwoniso Maraire, Stella ...

In an interview with a Kenyan newspaper a few years ago, Oliver Mtukudzi said young African musicians would not be able to convincingly represent their countries’ cultural identities on the ...

Today’s Google Doodle focuses on the mbira instrument. Google Today’s doodle is also accompanied by a game wherein the user can “play” the mbira using their laptop or handheld device. Over hundreds of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Today's Google Doodle is celebrating Zimbabwe's national instrument, ...

Harare — TRADITIONALLY mbira music is an indispensable component that goes along with religious rituals but for Kutinya Marimba Mbira group, it has become a part of life and lucrative career. Since ...

A virtuoso of the mbira, a plucked instrument, he shared his knowledge with the wider world to preserve wisdom handed down orally. He died of Covid-19. By Jon Pareles This obituary is part of a series ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Chaka Zinyemba plays ...

Pioneering Zimbabwean musician, storyteller and actor who had a significant political and spiritual influence on her country Stella Chiweshe, who has died aged 76, was a rebel musician who transformed ...