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The Shona people of Zimbabwe and neighboring countries play the mbira. Vocals tend to harmonize only in 4ths, 5ths and octaves. The mbira seems to have been traditionally tuned to near-7-edo. In modern times, it's often tuned to 12-edo. Paul Berliner's book "The Soul of the Mbira" is a good resource for tuning information. Well-known Shona musicians that use the mbira include Thomas Mapfumo and Stella Chiweshe. | The Shona people of Zimbabwe and neighboring countries play the mbira. Vocals tend to harmonize only in 4ths, 5ths and octaves. The mbira seems to have been traditionally tuned to near-7-edo. In modern times, it's often tuned to 12-edo. Paul Berliner's book "The Soul of the Mbira" is a good resource for tuning information. Well-known Shona musicians that use the mbira include Thomas Mapfumo and Stella Chiweshe. | ||
The Chopi people of Mozambique play large marimba ensembles spanning 4 octaves. Their marimba, called the timbila, is tuned | The Chopi people of Mozambique play large marimba ensembles spanning 4 octaves. Their marimba, called the timbila, is tuned roughly equiheptatonic. The timbila tuning of the Mavila village creates a 2L5s scale, suggesting that 135/128 is tempered out. The Mavila temperament gets its name from this village. | ||
Madagascar was colonized by Indonesians long ago, and the music is a mixture of African and Indonesian. Tarika Sammy is a well-known group. | Madagascar was colonized by Indonesians long ago, and the music is a mixture of African and Indonesian. Tarika Sammy is a well-known group. | ||