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  2. Dance in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The Mbira dance is often used to lure spirits to come out through spirit mediums and communicate with the people. This dance is carried on by the elders of the tribes, and is very powerful in its spiritual traditions. The Dinhe dance is a religious dance that is also performed to lure spirits into speaking to the people. A lot of war movements ...

  3. Mbira - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Shona music - Wikipedia

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    An Mbira dzavadzimu. Shona music is well known as representative of mbira ("thumb piano") music. The performer of the "kushaura" (lead mbira part) often acts also as the lead vocalist, selecting a known melody or mbira pattern to accompany selected lyrics, usually a phrase or a few lines of text which are then commented upon improvisationally ...

  5. Vimbai Zimuto - Wikipedia

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    Vimbai Zimuto started playing mbira at the age of 12. She played tambourine in her school’s percussion band at the age of six and also joined a traditional dance group. Studying music in high school, Zimuto sang in the school choir, where they recorded a music album, Wedding Bells. Zimuto worked in several projects and participated in music ...

  6. Bira ceremony - Wikipedia

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    These spirits are summoned during the Bira ceremonies through the use of music and ritual dance. Bira ceremonies are also held to welcome back the spirit of an ancestor into the home where a family member is a svikiro who is occasionally possessed by one or more ancestors. The attendees at a ceremony participate in singing, dancing and hand ...

  7. Music of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Mbira player with other musicians from 1865 book Mbira dzavadzimu Hosho commonly used to accompany mbira music. Though musicologist Hugh Tracey believed the mbira to be nearing extinction in the 1930s, the instrument has been revived since the 60s and 70s, and has gained an international following through the world music scene.

  8. 50 Fascinating Images That You Probably Didn’t See In ... - AOL

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    Photos—and the feelings associated with viewing them—could even prompt us to forgive. Or sometimes, fall in love all over again. #7 My Grandma And Grandpa, 1961. Image credits: colieoly

  9. Shona people - Wikipedia

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    Large drums are typically played with sticks, and smaller drums with an open palm; the small drum used for the 'amabhiza' dance is played with a hand and a stick. The stick rubs, or scratches, the drum to produce a screeching sound. [citation needed] The mbira has become a national instrument of sorts in Zimbabwe. [12]