The traditional music and dance of indigenous cultures throughout Africa reveal their devotion to the celebration of life and the bringing together of people. The music and dance provide both the context and source for healing and growth. This ancient wisdom holds communities intact despite the contrary conditions of the modern world. Nowhere can this be seen, heard, and experienced more profoundly than in the Shona music and dance of Zimbabwe.
Shona music
includes dance, song, ngoma (drums), mbira (thumb
piano), marimba
(xylophone), hosho (shakers), chipendani (mouth bow)
among other instruments.
Although banned during the colonial era, this rich and complex music
has survived over thousands
of years, shaping a direct link to the heritage and knowledge of the
Shona people. Still played at
traditional biras (spiritual ceremonies), it holds together the
fabric of Shona existence.
