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mbira
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mbi·ra  (m-bîr, m-)
n.
An African musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd or wooden resonator and a number of usually metal strips that vibrate when plucked.
[Of Bantu origin; akin to Shona m-bìrà.]
mbira [əmˈbiːrə]
n
(Music / Instruments) an African musical instrument consisting of tuned metal strips attached to a resonating box, which are plucked with the thumbs Also called thumb piano
[Shona]
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