 The
Soul of Mbira : Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe
by Paul F. Berliner
This sensitive,
scholarly portrayal of Shona musicians and the African Musical
tradition is highly engaging and comprehensive in its range of
data. Paul Berliner provides the complete cultural context for
the music and an intimate, precise account of the meaning of the
instrument and its music.
"Paul
Berliner's The Soul of Mbira is probably the best ethnography
ever written about an African musical tradition. It is a complete
classic . . . . I know of no other instrument with the range of
the mbira, and the book is equal to the instrument."--John
Chernoff
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