AS the month of March winds down, it is a time to reflect on the numerous events held across the country celebrating Women’s ...

Popularly known by his totem Hungwe, which refers to the fish eagle, Lovemore Salari is an unsung mbira maestro — being a player, maker and trainer of the traditional instrument. Born on August 26, ...

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 ...

Music lovers in Harare and Chitungwiza are set for a vibrant celebration of Zimbabwe’s traditional music when a series of mbira shows run under the theme “Mhemberero dzeMushavi.” The cultural showcase ...

Mbira musician Vee Mhofu lit up Glen View on Wednesday with a captivating performance at Troyka, where he thrilled fans with ...

I am yet to come across someone who beats Ephat Mujuru's expertise in mbira playing. He played with ease all the five common types of mbira in Zimbabwe which are mbira dzavadzimu, nyunga-nyunga, mbira ...

What are they? "Thumb piano" is a generic, westernised name for a range of different sub-Saharan lamellophones (instruments played by plucking tuned fixed metal tines or keys). Usually, thumb piano ...

In the early 1960s, when Stella Chiweshe was a teenager in the southern African country of Zimbabwe, she wanted to learn mbira -- a thumb piano with metal keys that was used primarily in spirit ...