Mbira | African, Zimbabwean, Thumb Piano | Britannica
2024年10月14日 · 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 and widely distributed throughout the continent.
The Mbira Instrument
Photos of mbira makers constructing instruments. Playing technique. The mbira is played with the two thumbs stroking down and the right forefinger stroking up. Learn more about playing technique.
Mbira - Thumb Piano of Africa - The Australian Museum
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 bamboo and could have been used for a few thousand years.
Mbira in Shona Culture
Mbira pervades all aspects of Shona traditional culture, both sacred and secular. The most important function of mbira is as a “telephone to the spirits”, used to contact both deceased ancestors and even more ancient tribal guardians, at all-night bira (pl. mapira) ceremonies.
Music of Zimbabwe: the Mbira – Music of the World
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 be found all over Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
Mbira: the Entrancing Zimbabwean Thumb Piano - World Music …
2023年10月29日 · The mbira, also known as the "thumb piano," is a distinctive Zimbabwean percussion instrument. As an idiophone, it features resonant solid components integrated into its own body. Its name, "mbira," which is often translated as voice of the ancestors, derives from the Shona language of Zimbabwe, a region where this instrument has a rich history.
Art of crafting and playing Mbira/Sansi, the finger-plucking ...
2021年9月9日 · The Mbira/Sansi produces a fluid percussive sound considered to be mystic, tranquil and enchanting. An important feature of the music is its cyclical nature, where each new repetition of a theme varies slightly from the last and incorporates numerous interwoven melodies.
What in the World is an Mbira? - Making Music Magazine
The mbira is a wooden and metal musical instrument which comes from the culture of the Shona people of the southern African nations of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The Shona have played mbiras for at least 1,000 years.
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Enrich your life with the healing music of mbira. Zimbabwean music, instruments and educational info - MBIRA is a non-profit organization supporting 300 traditional musicians and instrument makers in Zimbabwe.
The Soul of Mbira - The University of Chicago Press
Paul Berliner provides the complete cultural context for the music and an intimate, precise account of the meaning of the instrument and its music. “Paul Berliner’s The Soul of Mbira is probably the best ethnography ever written about an African musical tradition. It is …
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