Mbira — or Sanza Mbira dzavadzimu Other instrument Classification Lamellophone, Plucked Idiophone Hornbostel–Sachs classification 122.1 (Plu … Wikipedia
List of national instruments (music) — National instruments redirects here. For the company, see National Instruments. This list contains musical instruments of symbolic or cultural importance within a nation, state, ethnicity, tribe or other group of people. In some cases, national… … Wikipedia
List of electronic music festivals — Contents 1 European Electronic Music Festivals 2 Pre 1950 2.1 1906 – Wansbeck Music Festival 2.2 1917 – Portsmouth Music Festival … Wikipedia
List of Zimbabweans — Writers= *Catherine Buckle *Jacob Chikuhwa (born 1940) *Shimmer Chinodya winner of 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize *Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 1959) *Peter Godwin (born 1957) *Chenjerai Hove (born 1956) *Ignatius Mabasa Shona novelist. Writer of… … Wikipedia
Folk music — Folk song redirects here. For other uses, see Folk song (disambiguation). Folk music Béla Bartók recording Slovak peasant singers in 1908 Traditions List of folk music traditions … Wikipedia
Shona music — is the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. There are several different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho and drumming. Very often, this music will be accompanied by dancing, and participation by the audience. In… … Wikipedia
Lamellophone — (also spelled Lamellaphone ), also referred to as linguaphone (from tongue , i.e. a long thin plate that is fixed only at one end) describes any of a family of musical instruments. The name comes from the Latin root lamella for plate , and the… … Wikipedia
Chronological History of Electronic Music Festivals — 1906 Wansbeck Music FestivalThe Wansbeck Musical Festival started in 1906. However, it is only on it’s 94th decade due to its being suspended during the Second World War.Founded by Lt. Col. William Orde of Nunnykirk, this great festival aimed to… … Wikipedia
Xylophone — Percussion instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 111.212 (Directly struck idiophone) Developed Antiquity The xyl … Wikipedia
Music of Africa — The lamellophone thumb piano or mbira, a popular instrument in southeastern Africa. Africa is a vast continent and its regions and nations have distinct musical traditions. The music of North Africa for the most part has a different history from… … Wikipedia
