The Mbira is an old musical instrument found in Africa as a continent. However, the Shona people of Zimbabwe have closer relations with the instrument. It belongs to the idiophone family with ...

Southern Africa has a long history of rock art research. However, research examining the relationship between rock art and music is scarce, especially in Zimbabwe.

Ethnographically, musical bells are known to have originated in West and Central Africa and they were most likely introduced to southern Africa through trade. These idiophones are said to have ...

Master percussionist Chief Baba Neil Clarke explained that African musical traditions — which included African instruments and aesthetics — significantly shaped American music and led to the ...

Many origin stories of musical instruments in Africa refer to a jinn (genie) first bringing it out. So it is with the kora. What the film is about.