Making music: Zimbabwe's mbira

Name: Making music: Zimbabwe's mbira
Uploaded: 2014-06-20T12:52:34.000Z
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Description: Albert Chimedza, director of the Mbira Centre in Zimbabwe, speaks to the BBC about the business of making the mbira - a traditional African instrument.

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Zimbabwe is known internationally for its Shona sculptures but it is also known for the mbira - a traditional musical instrument made popular by the Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo.

Albert Chimedza, director of the Mbira Centre in Harare, manufactures the instrument and is promoting them around the world.

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20 June 2014