Definitions
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- noun music In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the
xylophone , played by striking the bars withmallets . - noun music
mbira
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Examples
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I wanted Banning to explain the challenges of working with both mbira and mbila (timbila is plural of mbila) and combining elements of the African music he so loves with Nora's passion for Rock.
Michal Shapiro: In and Out of Africa: Banning, Nora and Timbila 2010
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I wanted Banning to explain the challenges of working with both mbira and mbila (timbila is plural of mbila) and combining elements of the African music he so loves with Nora's passion for Rock.
Michal Shapiro: In and Out of Africa: Banning, Nora and Timbila 2010
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They are famous for their traditional music, the most famous of their instruments being the mbila (plural: timbila), a xylophone played in large groups.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa left in cold by US-Brazil cotton deal-study 2010
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They are famous for their traditional music, the most famous of their instruments being the mbila (plural: timbila), a xylophone played in large groups.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa left in cold by US-Brazil cotton deal-study 2010
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