THEY say age is nothing but a number and mbira player and resource person James Tsindi, leader of the Nehumba Mbira Group, defied the odds, recently putting up a planetary mbira performance to a small ...

Harare — IT is about time serious promoters come on board to promote some of the original vibes from the mother land. I am, of course, referring to mbira music, which is Zimbabwe's major sound beat.

Listeners who come to traditional African music from the American variety will find it a refreshingly organic experience. The sonorities reflect a variety of instruments both ancient and modern, ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON — Zimbabweans paid tribute Thursday to one of the country’s best known musicians and mbira legend, Chiwoniso Maraire, who passed away Wednesday evening after a short illness. According to ...

Little known Mbira musician, Lloyd Mukumba has recorded a song that encourages young people to read and use libraries in their quest for knowledge. Backed by the Orchestra Mbira Group, Mukumba's song ...

A virtuoso of the mbira, a plucked instrument, he shared his knowledge with the wider world to preserve wisdom handed down orally. He died of Covid-19. By Jon Pareles This obituary is part of a series ...

Music lovers in Harare and Chitungwiza are set for a vibrant celebration of Zimbabwe’s traditional music when a series of mbira shows run under the theme “Mhemberero dzeMushavi.”The cultural showcase ...

Oct 18, 2024 | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Add to Calendar 18-10-2024 19:30 18-10-2024 22:30 America/Toronto Alexis Normand and The Mbira Renaissance Band at the New Moon Folk Club Alexis Normand and The Mbira ...