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Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and hosho. Their music symbolizes much more than a simple rhythm, as the folk and pop style styled music was used as a symbol of hope for Zimbabweans looking to gain independence from Rhodesia . [ 1 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... The Ilimba drum is a musical instrument from Zimbabwe. The body of the drum is made from the hard outer shell of a gourd.
Shona music is the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.There are several different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho and drumming.Very often, this music will be accompanied by dancing, and participation by the audience.
Ngoma drums in Tanzania. The ngoma drum is known as engoma throughout the African Great Lakes region. In Swahili, ngoma resulted because of unease in pronouncing engoma by dropping the syllable e. The Banyankore hold drums in high regard; especially the royal drums headed by Bagyendanwa, without which a prince never laid claim to kingship.
It serves as an artistic expression of the values and beliefs of the rural Karanga community in the Shurugwi District of Zimbabwe. [11] Mhande provides a platform for Zimbabweans and other participants to convey their values through indigenous contexts: the Kurova guva and the Mutoro, representing the settlement of ancestral spirits and rain ...
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Mbira (/ ə m ˈ b ɪər ə / əm-BEER-ə) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.They 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 (at minimum), the right forefinger (most mbira), and sometimes the left forefinger.