News Archive
For details about this website's software updates, see history.Mana embudzi
1/2024 The mana embudzi from central Mozambique is now the tenth mbira type supported by SR.Matepe Preservation Project
5/2023 Funded by German government, we will document the repertoire and matepe making process of 82-year-old master musician Chaka Chawasarira. matepe.org »Kalimba mudoko
3/2023 With the kalimba mudoko from central Mozambique, SR now supports nine different mbira types.Mbira diversity in rural Mozambique
9/2022 Tatenda Cangola and SR teamed up to give media visibility to kalimba players and makers from the Manica and Tete borderlands. Learn more and join our fundraiser!Mbila dzamadeza
12/2022 The mbila dzamadeza from South Africa's Limpopo province is the eighth supported type of mbira on SR.Muchatera Mujuru's mbira
9/2022 Added samples and animation for Muchatera Mujuru's historical mbira huru, featuring a left index finger manual.Mbira dzaVaNdau transcriptions
8/2022 The 20+ transcriptions from Andrew Tracey's recent article The Mbira of the Ndau: Mozambique and Zimbabwe in 1972 are now available on SR.Microtuning comparison
4/2022 Listen to the same mbira tuned to equi-heptatonic, AMI karimba, Western mixolydian scales, thanks to the help of mbira maker Sebastian Pott.The Art of Mbira Playing
4/2022 About sixty mbira dzavazimu transcriptions from Gerd Grupe's book Die Kunst des Mbira-Spiels are now available on SR.Learn Mbira dzaVaNdau
1/2022 Start learning the mbira dzaVaNdau with our 5-piece introductory course taught by Solomon Madhinga from Chipinge.Nyunga Nyunga transcriptions
5/2021 New nyunga nyunga pieces from the repertoire of mbira & marimba teacher and maker Barnabas Ngalande, featuring simple and more embellished parts for students on different levels to play together.Starting point of the day
2/2021 Increase chances of finding the new in the familiar with randomised starting points and other playback options. A feature inspired by Erica Azim.Mbira dzaVaNdau
2/2021 With the addition of the nowadays very rare hexatonic mbira dzaVaNdau, SR supports all major Zimbabwean mbira types.Mobile phone sampling
1/2021 Seven mbiras from either the workshop or collection of Othnell 'Mangoma' Moyo prove that even mobile phone recordings with low levels may be perfectly usable for SR playback.Instrument gallery
1/2021 Explore pictures and metadata of all instruments on SR in the new gallery.Karimba and nyonganyonga animation
12/2020 Karimba and nyonganyonga transcriptions get animated vizualization, too.Njari
11/2020 Most widespread a century ago, today almost vanished, SR supports this polymorphic member of the mbira family as the sixth instrument type.'Art of Mbira' transcription pool
10/2020 Owners of The Art of Mbira and Mbira's Restless Dance books who want to learn pieces using SR's features are invited to join our transcription pool. Just send a note.New tunings
10/2020 Favourite mbira dzavadzimu, hera, and njari tunings by mbira makers and players Fradreck Mujuru, Tute Chigamba, Rinos Mukuwurirwa, Newton Cheza Chozengwa, Chaka Chawasarira, Josam Nyamukuvhengu, Kenneth KabayaNzwananai Burial Society
10/2020 We're celebrating the release and good reviews of The Zonke Family's first album with a little series of ngoma videos from their home in Nyamapanda, Zimbabwe.Analytic mbira notation
7/2020 A powerful and expressive tool for analyzing and composing mbira pieces, and transforming their harmonic and rhythmic structure.Learn more (click on the "Analytic" tab) »