Kaffir piano

Kaffir piano

This is another name for a type of Mbira from South Africa. It is identified with the indigenous people there who were derisively known as Kaffirs, therefore this name has fallen into disuse amongst ethnomusicologists.

See Mbira

References

*Warner Dietz, Betty and Olatunji, Michael Babatunde. (1965). Musical Instruments of Africa: Their Nature, Use, and Place in The Life of a Deeply Musical People. New York: John Day Company.

Links

* [http://www.arcmusic.org/begin.html World Musical Instrument Database] . New York: Archive of Contemporary Music
* [http://www.nscottrobinson.com/mbira.php N. Scott Robinson] -World Music and Percussion, Frame Drums, Riq, Tamborines


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