ìrìn | African Culture + Travel Journal on Instagram: "🎶 The Timeless Sound of Mbira 🎶 The mbira, also known as the thumb piano, is an African percussion instrument with deep roots in Zimbabwe’s Shona culture. Believed to have existed for thousands of years, the mbira with metal keys emerged over 1,300 years ago along the Zambezi River, spreading its soothing melodies throughout the continent. Played by plucking metal keys of varying lengths with the thumbs, the mbira produces tranquil sound

This Isn't Just an Instrument, It's a Time Machine. #africanhistory #zimbabwe