The mbira, or “thumb piano,” a traditional African instrument, is declining in popularity in big cities, a musician and seller of traditional musical instruments from Cape Town, South Africa told ...

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In Zimbabwe, there's a resurgence of interest in the mbira, sometimes called the thumb piano. The instrument was all but legally banned by colonial rulers.

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A new interactive Google Doodle lets users try their hand at a traditional Zimbabwean instrument that has been played for over 1,000 years. Today’s Doodle celebrates Zimbabwe’s national instrument, ...

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