Today’s #GoogleDoodle celebrates the amazing Zimbabwean instrument, the mbira! It is an important part of African heritage that has existed for over 1000 years. A memory of our ancestors. Play the mbira for yourself and learn more about its culture and history here → https://goo.gle/2mBYvg7 #WorkingWithGoogle | Fatoumata Diawara

THE COLLECTIVE EVOLUTION OF THE MBIRA-GUITAR STYLE: The history of music genres and styles is frequently hazy because those who create the history are completely unaware that they are doing so, so no one bothers to document it. The same is true for the Zimbabwean lead guitar style known as 'Mbira Guitar,' which dominates Mbira-based sub-genres such as Thomas Mapfumo's Chimurenga music, Oliver Mtukudzi's Tuku music, Zexie Manatsa's music, Chiwoniso Maraise's music, Four Brothers' music, and many

The mbira, one of Africa’s oldest and most sacred instruments is more than music. It’s memory. 🫶🏾 Originating among the Shona people of Zimbabwe, the mbira carries the vibrations of ancestors who used its sound to communicate with the spirit realm, call forth guidance, and bring harmony to community and nature. Each note is a prayer, each rhythm a bridge between the seen and unseen worlds. For thousands of years, the mbira has reminded us that healing, ceremony, and art are not separate. Its s