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, ...

Musician and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo is 80 years old this month. The man, often dubbed the "Lion of Zimbabwe", is still hugely popular in his home country, despite having gone into exile and ...

If you’re new to the Pacific Northwest, you would’ve probably been warned about the rain and the gloomy few months that come along with it. But when multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter John ...

Africa Music Library (AML), a non-governmental music collective dedicated to the archiving, preservation and study of African music, and connecting older and newer generation of African musicians ...

HARARE — A sense of cultural pride filled the club as Virimai Nhedega enchanted his fans with the rhythmic melodies of the Mbira, a traditional Zimbabwean musical instrument celebrated for its unique ...

HARARE, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A sense of cultural pride filled the club as Virimai Nhedega enchanted his fans with the rhythmic melodies of the Mbira, a traditional Zimbabwean musical instrument ...

The combination of being a seasoned banker and a prolific mbira player, is simply a rarity. Dealing with figures by the working hours and switching to thumping the metal pieces and strumming the ...

Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as "the queen of mbira" or "Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe", passed away on 20 January 2023. Chiweshe was born in July 1946 in the rural area ...

September is a month which we dedicate to celebrating the mbira instrument. Zimbabwe has been highly associated with mbira music as it has seen great artists and legends like Chiwoniso Maraire, Stella ...