PHOTOJOURNALIST Bornwell Choga says the authentic history of mbira has not been fully established due to suppression arising from religious misconception despite the mbira instrument beind widely ...

In the Shona language of Zimbabwe, the word zhambai translates as “to scream”—not in pain or alarm, but in joy and exultation. And that’s what dancers affected by the mesmerizing rhythms and ...

White Sulphur Springs Library will host an African Mbira concert and discussion on Thursday, Nov. 4, beginning at 6 p.m., featuring Sarah Hann and Cassidy Hicks. Hann will be performing traditional ...

When Stella Rambisai Chiweshe first began making music in mid 1970s Zimbabwe, she risked not just stern disapproval from her conservative peers but also potential arrest. Defying both the patriarchal ...

Driven by sonic efficacy; that desire to fulfil a missing sound in his head during performance, Dr Perminus Matiure created a set of three karimba hybrids. These hybrids are a further development of ...