The mbira, or “thumb piano,” a traditional African instrument, is declining in popularity in big cities, a musician and seller of traditional musical instruments from Cape Town, South Africa told ...

The air is hazy, filled with a powdery wood and metal mist and loaded with the mind-numbing noise of heavy machinery. Sawdust litters the concrete floor of the cold, cavernous factory. Large spiraling ...

Kalimba, Nsansi, Mbira : lamellophone in Afrika / Gerhard Kubik Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

South Africa's Sheer Sound label launched its Sheer Africa series a few years ago in order to highlight specific instruments and styles from the continent. Each edition has benefited from attractive ...

Zena Edwards is a London-based performance poet, writer and musician. Her vibrant poetry is inspired by her experiences of travel, particularly through Africa, as well as traditional African music and ...

Join Mbira Player/composer Robert Heirendt for a special album release concert! Robert's new album Name & Form brings together the diverse influences of traditional Zimbabwean trance music with modern ...