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Mbira

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Caroline Swinburne introduces recordings she made in Zimbabwe, where the music of the mbira can call up ancestral spirits, tell epic stories or just provide an excuse for dancing. Producer Sarah Devonald

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Introduces:
Caroline Swinburne
Producer:
Sarah Devonald
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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