Topic

Mbira

Mbira, the African thumb piano, is central to spiritual traditions and divination, with essays on its ceremonial significance and historical context.

Yoruba 6 min

Electronic Music Production and the Myth of Sacred Reverb

A producer opens a folder of field recordings and finds one labelled mbira: twenty-odd hand-forged metal keys, a gourd, a room with people breathing in it.

By Tendai