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Today’s interactive Doodle celebrates Zimbabwe’s national instrument, the mbira, as Zimbabwe’s Culture Week begins. Try your own hand at this instrument that has been played for over 1,000 years, while experiencing a story as told through the lens of a Zimbabwean girl who learns to play the mbira.

Originating in Southern Africa, the mbira has long played an �@integral role in the traditions and cultural identity of Zimbabwe’s �AShona people. It consists of a handheld　�Bhardwood soundboard (gwariva) affixed with a series of thin metal keys, which are plucked by the thumbs and forefinger. A large hollow �Cgourd (deze) provides �Damplification, and materials such as bottle caps or beads can be affixed to the soundboard to create the instrument’s signature buzzing sound.

※�@integral 不可欠な　�AShona ショナ族の　�Bhardwood　硬材　�Cgourd ひょうたん　
　�Damplification　増幅

The music played on the instrument, which is also called mbira, often consists of two or more �Einterlocking and �Fcyclical parts marked by �Gpolyrhythmic complexity. Songs lend themselves to �Himprovisation, so no two performances are exactly alike.

※�Einterlock つなぎ合わさった　�Fcyclical 循環の　�Gpolyrhythmic　複数の異なるリズムが同時に演奏される
�Himprovisation　即興演奏

The instrument features prominently in a variety of Shona ceremonies, and it remains a vital link to the past through songs that have been passed down over hundreds of years. While the mbira was traditionally played by men, Zimbabwean women have increasingly taken up the instrument in recent years and continue to push its timeless sound in new and contemporary directions.


ジンバブエのカルチャーウィークが始まるということで、ジンバブエの楽器ムビラが話題となりました。