Mbira (/ əmˈbɪərə / əm-BEER-ə; Shona pronunciation: [ᵐbira]) (also known as kalimba and zanza) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

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Mbira, plucked idiophone (instrument whose sounding parts are resonant solids belonging to the body of the instrument itself)—or more specifically, a lamellaphone—that is unique to Africa …

Learn how to play mbira music and master Shona mbira songs. FREE mbira instrument videos with notes/tablature.

It starts you right at the beginning, teaching you how to pick up your mbira and progresses all the way through learning the basic kushaura mbira part, several variations, and a high line.

Jan 15, 2025 · Mbira is over a thousand years old and is central to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It is conventionally constructed with a wooden soundboard – mukwa or mahogany …

The mbira is a lamellaphone, that is, an instrument with plucked metal “tongues” or keys mounted on a soundboard. Sometimes known in the West as a thumb piano, instruments like this can …

B. Michael Williams is a Percussionist - Composer - Author - Educator who specializes in Mbira, Djembe, Frame Drums, and Contemporary Percussion. Experience performances, recordings, …

Jun 14, 2023 · The thumb piano, or mbira – a name derived from Shona language of Zimbabwe - is uniquely African percussion instrument. In the distant past it was made entirely of wood or …

Oct 11, 2020 · Learn how to hold and play the instrument painlessly. Listen to recordings of mbira songs and choose your favourites. Practice alone, with others, and along to our FREE practice …