Blogs about: Mbira
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Building the mbira buzz
On the bottom edge of the instrument, they write their names in colored marker. Or they carve their names on the back, names like Newtan Chihota or Gift Rushambwa. With hands and thumbs dark as bordea… more →
Thumbing Through
Prahlad at Orr Street Tonight for Artrageous
benbw82 wrote 2 months ago: MU Professor Anand Prahlad will be performing the mbira tonight at Orr Street Studios as part of thi … more →
Reminder: Prahlad at Heritage Festival on Saturday
benbw82 wrote 3 months ago: Anand Prahlad, MU English Professor, will be performing the Mbira, a Zimbabwean instrument, at Satur … more →
War Resisters League’s 44th Annual Peace Award
propaganda press wrote 3 months ago: Vinie Burrows, Kassahun Checole, Imani Countess, Jennifer Davis, Kenyon Farrow, Silvia Federici … more →
Milltone Drum - A Very Cool Instrument
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thejazzmonger wrote 4 months ago: Milltone Drum from above Sometimes, when I have a small amount of time to kill, I go to a website ca … more →
Mbira Queen
deadondres wrote 5 months ago: Stella Chiweshe, from Zimbabwe, a great Mbira player and awesome singer. Stella Rambisai Chiweshe … more →
Münster: CHIWONISO - "Rebel Woman" aus Zimbabwe am 20.6.
editor wrote 6 months ago: Chiwoniso, Afrosoul-Diva und „Rebel Woman“ aus Zimbabwe, gastiert mit ihrer Band am Samstag, 20. Jun … more →
Münster: CHIWONISO - "Rebel Woman" aus Zimbabwe am 20.6.
editor wrote 6 months ago: Chiwoniso, Afrosoul-Diva und „Rebel Woman“ aus Zimbabwe, gastiert mit ihrer Band am Samstag, 20. Jun … more →
A Portrait
deadondres wrote 6 months ago: New Buffaloes Album – A Portrait Buffaloes – BC Shuffle Buffaloes – Quebec Lions B … more →
Foley Interview on Radio Information Service's Town Talk program
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tfoleyhere wrote 7 months ago: With help and a connection from my project Adviser Kirsten Ervin, I was able to be a guest on an RIS … more →
1st Locally Toned Submission (by Herman Pearl a.k.a. DJ Soy Sos)
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tfoleyhere wrote 7 months ago: DJ Soy Sos (a.k.a. Herman Pearl) Herman’s a friend of mine–a musician, audio producer an … more →
Plunk. Monday.
gingermusiccompany wrote 9 months ago: Plunk. Plunk. Plunk. Morning all. It’s all go as usual, but just a moment spare to post up thi … more →
Building the mbira buzz
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thumbingthrough wrote 11 months ago: On the bottom edge of the instrument, they write their names in colored marker. Or they carve their … more →
Walkin' in the Parlor
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Christie Burns wrote 11 months ago: It’s been a while since I’ve posted a good old fashioned recorded-it-in-my-living-room k … more →
Disabled Guitarist Finds New Sound In Mbira
Fan Boy wrote 11 months ago: For a musician, essential tremor disorder can be devastating. The disease affects fine motor coordin … more →
Mbira lesson No. 2: Never call it a thumb piano.
thumbingthrough wrote 1 year ago: Thwinka … thwinka … thwinka, goes the ceiling fan overhead, its blades slicing the thick, tropical a … more →
zimbabwe
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theebonybed wrote 1 year ago: an mbira dzavadzimu last night i dreamed that i was standing outside in a crowd or a a line waiting … more →
Mbira lesson No. 1: Begin
thumbingthrough wrote 1 year ago: Traveling all the way to California has brought together our spirits, says Ambuya Jenny Muchumi, Gra … more →
REVIEW: Richard Crandell @ Cozmic Pizza (Eugene, OR - - 9/13/08)
postymcposterton wrote 1 year ago: I had Richard Crandell’s Mbira Magic (Tzadik 2004) back when I lived in Ohio. I had no idea t … more →
If your life had a soundtrack, it would be ...
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thumbingthrough wrote 1 year ago: If you asked me when I was 14 about the soundtrack to my life, I would immediately conjure Friday ni … more →
