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  2. Ngoma drums - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Music of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  4. Shona music - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Category:Zimbabwean musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Zimbabwean musical instruments" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Ilimba drum; K. Kalindula; Kalumbu; M. Matepe; Mbira

  6. Dance in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The three distinctive instruments of Zimbabwe include drums (ngomas), the mbira, (hosho) and the marimba.Different sizes, shapes, tightness of the membranes, and materials used to make drums produce different tones and pitches, just as the different sized wood strips of a marimba create different tones.

  7. 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]

  8. Ilimba drum - Wikipedia

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    The Ilimba drum is a musical instrument from Zimbabwe. The body of the drum is made from the hard outer shell of a gourd. Sources. Dorling Kindersley, ...

  9. Rhythm in Sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia

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    A djembe drum. African music relies heavily on fast-paced, upbeat rhythmic drum playing found all over the continent, though some styles, such as the Township music of South Africa do not make much use of the drum and nomadic groups such as the Maasai do not traditionally use drums. Elsewhere the drum is the sign of life: its beat is the ...