Not a lot is known about this type of mbira.

The lead guitar is played in such a way as to sound like mbira.

He began playing mbira at the age of five and is self-taught.

At an early age, Forward borrowed an mbira and, with no teacher other than occasional radio programmes, began to play on his own.

In the context of war, the mbira became political.

Her voice was plaintive and determined; until recently, women did not play mbira.

It is not to be confused with the mbira.

It is considered among the oldest of mbira music.

The mbira is perhaps the most important instrument used.

Zimbabwe is the home of the mbira, the thumb piano.

In Zimbabwe, mbira is both a kind of music and the instrument that plays it.

The mbira is usually classified as part of the lamellaphone family.

To many people Mbira music appears extremely repetitive, or cyclical.

Mujuru says, "When we played mbira, people would come and dance with a special feeling.

He was particularly interested in the Mbira, an instrument found nowhere else in the world.

The thumb piano was also known, similar to the African mbira or sanza.

However, this accompaniment is essential when playing mbira and/or marimba music.

The tonal center of this song is a fourth above the lowest note on the mbira.

The main form of resistance was the Shona Mbira music.

The mbira, often called a thumb piano, is an integral part of Zimbabwean music.

Often traditional mbira songs are translated to the marimba.

Asked about his experience of playing mbira, Forward responds:

He specialized in the ilimba, a large lamellophone similar to the mbira.

As well as the marimbula this is related to the mbira from Africa.

Generally, the Array mbira is large enough to allow two people to play on the same instrument at once, side by side.