- Description
The mbira—a gourd-resonating thumb piano—is a core instrument in Shona culture first heard by many in the West on this 1971 recording, which features the playing and singing of the late Dumisani Abraham Maraire, later heard on Kronos Quartet’s groundbreaking Pieces of Africa.
Description
The mbira—a gourd-resonating thumb piano—is a core instrument in Shona culture first heard by many in the West on this 1971 recording, which features the playing and singing of the late Dumisani Abraham Maraire, later heard on Kronos Quartet’s groundbreaking Pieces of Africa.