Today at Process, Ice Floe presents a stunning collaboration by @marianchristie.bsky.social, Samantha Vazhure and Quinten Vazhure — Art, poetry, photography and music segue to explore life cycles, cosmic resonance and ancestry.
Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira 🔥 icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/pal…
Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira 🔥 icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/pal…
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Today at Process, Ice Floe presents a stunning collaboration by @marianchristie.bsky.social, Samantha Vazhure and Quinten Vazhure — Art, poetry, photography and music segue to explore life cycles, cosmic resonance and ancestry.
Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira 🔥 icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/pal…
Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira 🔥 icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/pal…
#MusicChallenge
#12DaysOfSongs
#MusicSky
"8. A band that is a-mazing"
Mbira DzeNharira - Kumatendera
youtu.be/Je5Q3OQjyXQ
#12DaysOfSongs
#MusicSky
"8. A band that is a-mazing"
Mbira DzeNharira - Kumatendera
youtu.be/Je5Q3OQjyXQ
Kumatendera--Mbira DzeNharira
YouTube video by Nechaz
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#MusicChallenge
#12DaysOfSongs
#MusicSky
"8. A band that is a-mazing"
Mbira DzeNharira - Kumatendera
youtu.be/Je5Q3OQjyXQ
#12DaysOfSongs
#MusicSky
"8. A band that is a-mazing"
Mbira DzeNharira - Kumatendera
youtu.be/Je5Q3OQjyXQ
Just listening to: more Shona Mbira music from Zimbabwe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFZB...
MAHORORO - Caution Shonhai & Lasson Shonhai
YouTube video by Frank Hand - village life & music in Zimbabwe
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December 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Just listening to: more Shona Mbira music from Zimbabwe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFZB...
Medeski, Martin & Wood recorded at Tonic in New York City from March 16–20 and 23–26, 1999
John Medeski – piano, melodica
Chris Wood – bass
Billy Martin – drums, percussion, mbira
John Medeski – piano, melodica
Chris Wood – bass
Billy Martin – drums, percussion, mbira
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Medeski, Martin & Wood recorded at Tonic in New York City from March 16–20 and 23–26, 1999
John Medeski – piano, melodica
Chris Wood – bass
Billy Martin – drums, percussion, mbira
John Medeski – piano, melodica
Chris Wood – bass
Billy Martin – drums, percussion, mbira
The Zig-Zag Band "pioneered a mutation of reggae that blended local influences, such as muchongoyo dance, katekwe music, horn play, mbira instruments replicated on electric guitar, and the yodeling vocal tradition of the Shona people."
Zig-Zag Band, “Chigiyo Music Kings 1987–1998”
The music of Southeast Africa gets an overdue spotlight on this collection of songs from the pioneering Zig-Zag Band.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Zig-Zag Band "pioneered a mutation of reggae that blended local influences, such as muchongoyo dance, katekwe music, horn play, mbira instruments replicated on electric guitar, and the yodeling vocal tradition of the Shona people."
so, has been great to see so many jazz/improv players like Chad Taylor, Kahil El'Zabar, jaimie branch, & Shabaka, embrace the mbira (& the related kalimba), increasingly so in the past decade
Greg Tate's final IG post was of him playing mbira. His final message to the ancestors before joining them.
Greg Tate's final IG post was of him playing mbira. His final message to the ancestors before joining them.
March 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
so, has been great to see so many jazz/improv players like Chad Taylor, Kahil El'Zabar, jaimie branch, & Shabaka, embrace the mbira (& the related kalimba), increasingly so in the past decade
Greg Tate's final IG post was of him playing mbira. His final message to the ancestors before joining them.
Greg Tate's final IG post was of him playing mbira. His final message to the ancestors before joining them.
mesmerising mbira from Zimbabwe's Chaka Chawasarira, new via Nyege Nyege Tapes
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boomkat.com/products/useza
July 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
mesmerising mbira from Zimbabwe's Chaka Chawasarira, new via Nyege Nyege Tapes
boomkat.com/products/useza
boomkat.com/products/useza
Also, in Baltimore, you can do cool things like hear the below-mentioned Ken Kolodner playing hammer dulcimer (and hammer mbira!!) at free concerts in parks in Bolton Hill :)
Have you ever heard the alluring sound of the viola da gamba? Or have you ever seen a krumhorn and wondered if someone is playing out of an upside-down cane?
July 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Also, in Baltimore, you can do cool things like hear the below-mentioned Ken Kolodner playing hammer dulcimer (and hammer mbira!!) at free concerts in parks in Bolton Hill :)
February 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
djamtomorrow is now streaming Music on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/djamtomorrow
mbira electronica - Shrimp Sundae raid train - next up @him_go_fast
mbira electronica - Shrimp Sundae raid train - next up @him_go_fast
February 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
djamtomorrow is now streaming Music on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/djamtomorrow
mbira electronica - Shrimp Sundae raid train - next up @him_go_fast
mbira electronica - Shrimp Sundae raid train - next up @him_go_fast
someone had what appeared to be unplayed promo Nonesuch Explorer albums plus one gamelan on Odyssey for $3 each, all of these records are excellent
October 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
someone had what appeared to be unplayed promo Nonesuch Explorer albums plus one gamelan on Odyssey for $3 each, all of these records are excellent
But my mbira is in some random box!
December 5, 2024 at 6:42 PM
But my mbira is in some random box!
African thumb pianos (commonly called Kalimba today, but variously of Kuba, Mbira, and Zambezi origins) have been around for thousands of years.
February 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
African thumb pianos (commonly called Kalimba today, but variously of Kuba, Mbira, and Zambezi origins) have been around for thousands of years.
djamtomorrow is now streaming Music on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/djamtomorrow
Mbira electronica - circuit bent experimemts, short and sweet
Mbira electronica - circuit bent experimemts, short and sweet
March 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
djamtomorrow is now streaming Music on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/djamtomorrow
Mbira electronica - circuit bent experimemts, short and sweet
Mbira electronica - circuit bent experimemts, short and sweet
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Adra:
🎵 Untitled (Electric Mbira)
#BBCRadio3 #Adra
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
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dj $adrakc · BEATS A VENDA (BEATS FOR SALE) · Song · 2025
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September 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Adra:
🎵 Untitled (Electric Mbira)
#BBCRadio3 #Adra
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
This story reminds me of Miles Davis saying that he was influenced by the sound of an African thumb piano (probably an mbira?) when working on Kind of Blue. Taking these instruments out of colonial contexts and bringing their sound and purpose forward is deeply important and cool as hell.
“There was a feeling of gratitude, of ‘Oh, cool — somebody’s reactivating this instrument.’ Somebody’s actually, finally returning it to its proper use.” —Satch Hoyt, artist and musician who “un-mutes” African instruments in museum collections
The Artist Freeing Museums’ Captive Instruments
In an interview with Hyperallergic, Satch Hoyt shared his process of "un-muting" African musical objects long relegated to storage.
hyperallergic.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This story reminds me of Miles Davis saying that he was influenced by the sound of an African thumb piano (probably an mbira?) when working on Kind of Blue. Taking these instruments out of colonial contexts and bringing their sound and purpose forward is deeply important and cool as hell.
Essa é uma Mbira ou Kalimba e é um instrumento tradicional da África. Quando trabalhei com bebês na UTI neonatal, era o seu som delicado que me ajudava a acolher aqueles seres pequeninos. Era como se minha alma fosse se diluindo em cada uma de suas teclas e dissesse: Fique aqui!
October 1, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Essa é uma Mbira ou Kalimba e é um instrumento tradicional da África. Quando trabalhei com bebês na UTI neonatal, era o seu som delicado que me ajudava a acolher aqueles seres pequeninos. Era como se minha alma fosse se diluindo em cada uma de suas teclas e dissesse: Fique aqui!
A Zimbabwean children’s picture book: A Dancing Night x Nomsa Mlambo, Lisa Chivanga (illus.)
Runako’s Mbuya making music with her mbira on the verandah stirs Runako from sleep. She loves it when Mbuya plays; it’s magical! Even the leaves dance! #kidlit
hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/a...
Runako’s Mbuya making music with her mbira on the verandah stirs Runako from sleep. She loves it when Mbuya plays; it’s magical! Even the leaves dance! #kidlit
hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/a...
A Zimbabwean children’s picture book: A Dancing Night x Nomsa Mlambo, Lisa Chivanga (illus.)
22 pp. Published June 12, 2024 by Carnelian Heart Publishing Ltd. Children’s picture book. Runako’s Mbuya making music with her mbira on the verandah stirs Runako from sleep. She loves it whe…
hararereview.wordpress.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A Zimbabwean children’s picture book: A Dancing Night x Nomsa Mlambo, Lisa Chivanga (illus.)
Runako’s Mbuya making music with her mbira on the verandah stirs Runako from sleep. She loves it when Mbuya plays; it’s magical! Even the leaves dance! #kidlit
hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/a...
Runako’s Mbuya making music with her mbira on the verandah stirs Runako from sleep. She loves it when Mbuya plays; it’s magical! Even the leaves dance! #kidlit
hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/a...
the devious do-badders Sonic and Mbira
February 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
the devious do-badders Sonic and Mbira
Playing Kalimba, also known as Mbira. An instrument used by among others the Shona people (Bantu). The Sonic properties in the Mbira contain intervals that connects us to ancestors through ritual and ceremonies. Link > fanbase.app.link/YJS460vzDOb
fanbase.app.link
November 18, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Playing Kalimba, also known as Mbira. An instrument used by among others the Shona people (Bantu). The Sonic properties in the Mbira contain intervals that connects us to ancestors through ritual and ceremonies. Link > fanbase.app.link/YJS460vzDOb
jazz mbira with swedish vocals, motherfuckers
music.apple.com/us/album/syn...
music.apple.com/us/album/syn...
Syngende natt by Kirsten Bråten Berg on Apple Music
Song · 2001 · Duration 2:50
music.apple.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
jazz mbira with swedish vocals, motherfuckers
music.apple.com/us/album/syn...
music.apple.com/us/album/syn...