Reece Museum Program by Ilene Evans
7/25/09
I did a family storytelling program at Barnes and Nobles over the weekend.
Mbira - the thumb piano that I played is an African American adaptation of the African mbira from Zimbabwe. To read some more about their significance in the culture in Zimbabwe here are to sites to visit:
7/25/09
I did a family storytelling program at Barnes and Nobles over the weekend.
Mbira - the thumb piano that I played is an African American adaptation of the African mbira from Zimbabwe. To read some more about their significance in the culture in Zimbabwe here are to sites to visit:
http://www.mbira.org/instrument.html and http://www.mbira.org/shonaculture.html
Baba Jamal Koram has had an American artist make an African American version of the traditional instrument that is very nice to play.
Baba Jamal Koram has had an American artist make an African American version of the traditional instrument that is very nice to play.
Your stories and music are wonderful. I really enjoyed it.
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