Imagine that your hands shook so badly that you couldn't lift a glass of water. That's what life is like for millions of Americans who suffer from essential tremor disorder. The condition is rarely ...

In the soft clinking of mbira keys lies a world of memory, prayer, and resistance. To many Zimbabweans, the mbira is not merely an instrument, but a bridge between the living and the ancestors, ...

Today's Google Doodle is celebrating Zimbabwe's national instrument, the mbira, for Zimbabwe's Culture Week. The Google Doodle follows a Zimbabwean girl's experience of discovering and learning to ...

MBIRA crew Mbira DzeNharira will on Saturday perform at a concert dubbed Toita Zvedeze at the Mbira Centre in Harare. The talented group is set to give the audience a chance to sample unplugged and ...

I USED to dance to the sound of mbira. Rhythm came naturally to me. I had this effortless movement to stamp my feet in unison with everyone. But, at the Book Café in Harare last Friday, I discovered ...

Harare — The two-day Mbira Music Festival held at the Coronation Park in Harare at the weekend pointed the way mbira music is heading. The festival, hosted by Red Rose Entertainment, saw more than 70 ...

Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari (now Mbare): grim, monotonous, matchbox ...

Researchers have found a new use for a 3,000-year-old African musical instrument: detecting toxic substances and counterfeit medications. The sensor, based on the mbira (pronounced 'em-bir'-uh') is ...

Oct 18 | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Add to Calendar 18-10-2024 19:30 18-10-2024 22:30 America/Toronto Alexis Normand and The Mbira Renaissance Band at the New Moon Folk Club Alexis Normand and The Mbira ...

In the soft clinking of mbira keys lies a world of memory, prayer, and resistance. To many Zimbabweans, the mbira is not merely an instrument, but a bridge between the living and the ancestors, ...