Zimbabwean Mbira player continues to preserve traditional music

STORY: Zimbabwean Mbira player continues to preserve traditional music DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hope Masike playing the Mbira instrument 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HOPE MASIKE, Traditional Mbira player 3. various of Masike performing on stage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HOPE MASIKE, Traditional Mbira player 5. various of Masike performing on stage STORYLINE: Hope Masike, a Zimbabwean Mbira player, has been dedicated to preserving the traditional music beyond her generation. Mbira, a traditional Zimbabwean musical instrument, is made of a handheld hardwood soundboard and has a series of thin metal keys affixed to its surface. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HOPE MASIKE, Traditional Mbira player "My name is Hope Masike. I'm a musician from beautiful Zimbabwe. I play our traditional instrument called Mbira, which I will show you later. I play and I sing from traditional classics from Zimbabwe, and I enjoy fusing the Mbira music with different s

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This may have been taken at a photograph studio. These geigi are sitting on a carpeted hardwood floor, at a 45 degree angle to the camera. The three sitting in the front wear haori jackets bearing family crests. Their hair has been done in the small mage style. The two sitting at the back have hair ornaments. This was taken by Ogawa Kazumasa.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐41‐0]