Spread This NewsThe Globe and Mail The documentary Mbira Talks, about a Zimbabwean-Canadian musician’s relationship with an instrument once banned during colonisation, took a long time to make. We ...
Imagine that your hands shook so badly that you couldn't lift a glass of water. That's what life is like for millions of Americans who suffer from essential tremor disorder. The condition is rarely ...
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Mbira: Ancient sounds for a planet in crisis
In the soft clinking of mbira keys lies a world of memory, prayer, and resistance. To many Zimbabweans, the mbira is not merely an instrument, but a bridge between the living and the ancestors, ...
Learning to play the mbira was merely Zimbabwean musician Stella Chiweshe's first revolutionary act. The metal-keyed instrument (sometimes called a "thumb piano") had been the exclusive domain of men, ...
Every few years master composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith surprises with a new outfit that fits wonderfully in his rich and complex musical universe. The Mbira trio is no exception: a timeless, ...
Originally released in 1971 as analog disc (H-72043). Original liner notes (16 p. : ill.) inserted in container. Dumisani Abraham Maraire, mbira, vocals ; Nkosana ...
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