Mbira: The Sound of Ancestry

Known as the “thumb piano,” the mbira is central to Zimbabwean spiritual life. Played during ceremonies and storytelling, it connects the living with ancestors. Its hypnotic tones are said to call spirits.
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Shona Sculpture: Stones That Speak

Zimbabwe is famed for stone sculpture—especially among the Shona people. Artists work with serpentine, opal, and springstone, creating expressive, abstract forms that often represent spirituality, family, or myth.