For your Sunday Sounds 🎶 The beautiful sounds and tones of the Mbira - an ancient mystical instrument that originated amongst the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Video via https://www.instagram.com/checkoutafrica_/ | African Drumming

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

We love this sound so much! Also known as an African thumb piano, the mbira is a musical instrument created and performed by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Here's Professor Anand Prahlad demonstrating the mbira. Video via Mizzou, filmed in Columbia, Missouri. | African Drumming

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CULTURE • Children playing mbira at Ngoma Yepasi Chigare Cultural Centre, founded by Alouis Mutinhiri in Mhondoro, Zimbabwe. The legacy of the late mbira maestro Cosmas Magaya lives on—today, the sound of mbira echoes through nearly every homestead and village in Mhondoro. | EarGround TV

Master Pablo Nakappa teaching small boys how to play mbira music | Shadreck Chimunda