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mbira

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mbira

 or thumb piano

African musical instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal or bamboo tongues attached to a board or resonator. The tongues are depressed and released with the thumbs and fingers to produce melodies and song accompaniments. The mbira dates to at least the 16th century in Africa, and it was imported to Latin America by slaves.
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Our musician, Dan Pauli, arrived with his mbira and planned to play from 1 to 3 p.
LETTERS TO EDITOR by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Almost every track is different, from the opening Leaving Australia, with its delicate use of African kora and mbira thumb-piano, through to the melodeon and mandolin on The Rufford Park Poachers.
Jim Moray, Low Culture by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Some songs are purely vocal; others are accompanied by traditional instruments such as the kora, mbira, and balafon.
African Dreamland by Children's Bookwatch
 
 
 
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