This story was first published in April 2021. Chaka Zinyemba never considered himself the counter-culture type, but his friends and family did. "When I think back, I was kind of frustrated that a lot ...

Google Doodle highlighted the history of the mbira on Thursday (May 21) to mark Zimbabwe Culture Week. By Glenn Rowley Google Doodle highlighted the history of the mbira on Thursday (May 21) to mark ...

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 ...

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, ...

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Listeners who come to traditional African music from the American variety will find it a refreshingly organic experience. The sonorities reflect a variety of instruments both ancient and modern, ...

May 21st marks the beginning of Culture Week in Zimbabwe, and Google is joining in the celebration with a homepage Doodle game that lets you play Zimbabwe’s national instrument, the mbira. Today’s ...