mbira

mbira
noun Etymology: Shona Date: circa 1911 an African musical instrument that consists of a wooden or gourd resonator and a varying number of tuned metal or wooden strips that vibrate when plucked

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  • Mbira — Die Mbira (auch Kalimba, Kallebasse, Sanza oder Daumenklavier genannt) ist ein fast 1000 Jahre altes Musikinstrument aus Afrika. Die europäische Bezeichnung lautet Lamellophon, obgleich dieser Begriff nicht nur Mbiras beschreibt. Ursprünglich vom …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • mbira — [m bir′ə] n. [of Afr. origin, prob. from a word in Shona (a Bantu language)] a hand held African musical instrument consisting of a series of metal or wooden strips mounted on a soundboard and, often, having a resonator formed from a gourd: it is …   English World dictionary

  • Mbira — Sanza (instrument) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sanza. Une sanza …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • mbira — o piano de pulgar Instrumento musical africano que consiste en una serie de lengüetas afinadas de metal o de bambú, unidas a una tabla o a una caja de resonancia. Las láminas se presionan y se sueltan con los pulgares y con los índices para… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Mbira music — In Zimbabwean music, mbira music is music played on an mbira, a traditional instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. To many people Mbira music appears extremely repetitive, or cyclical. However, in most Mbira music, there are minute… …   Wikipedia

  • Mbira Dza Vadzimu — Eine Mbira Dza Vadzimu in der Deze, dem Resonanzkörper …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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