Definition of Mbira. Meaning of Mbira. Synonyms of Mbira

- Mbira (/əmˈbɪərə/ əm-BEER-ə; Shona pronunciation: [ᵐbira]) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist...
- as major instruments in many traditional Shona music genres, such as in mbira ensembles and in mhande. They typically contain hota (Canna indica) seeds...
- The Array mbira /əmˈbɪərə/ is a handcrafted modern musical instrument with a unique harp- or bell-like sound. It is made in the United States by its inventor...
- Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and hosho. Their music symbolizes much more than a simple rhythm...
- singer, songwriter, and exponent of Zimbabwean mbira music. She was the daughter of Zimbabwean mbira master and teacher Dumisani Maraire (and former...
- years on. Albums Music of Zimbabwe Shona language Mbira, the non-profit organisation devoted to Shona Mbira Music https://www.discogs.com/artist/1985763-Leonard-Dembo...
- tongue (such as a Jew's harp) or a series of multiple tongues (such as a mbira thumb piano). Linguaphone comes from the Latin root lingua meaning "tongue"...
- varieties of mbira including the mbira dzavadzimu and mbira nyunga nyunga. Shona music is well known as representative of mbira ("thumb piano") music. The performer...
- The following is a list of players of the mbira, an African plucked lamellophone musical instrument. Tendayi Gahamadze Thomas Mapfumo Chartwell Dutiro...
- people. It is one of the five main types of mbira pla**** in Zimbabwe. The matepe is an umbrella term for many mbira-style instruments such as hera, matepe...