About Mbira music
Mbira music is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Southern African folk music.
From Wikipedia
Mbira, also known as kalimba and zanza (or variant spellings), are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
The instruments consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs and/or fingers. Musicologists classify it as a lamellaphone, part of the plucked idiophone family of musical instruments.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Mbira music.
- ↑ Southern African folk music
Frequently asked questions
What is Mbira music?
Mbira music is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Southern African folk music.