Shona music

There are several different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho and drumming.

(these are two headed) Shona music is often accompanied by the hosho, a hollowed-out maranka gourd containing hota seeds or other objects that is shaken to generate a sound.

[citation needed] Traditional ancient Shona musics consist of mbira dzavadzimu played by multiple players, hosho and ngoma drums.

Traditional Shona music has been adapted to modern instruments such as electric guitars and western drumsets, for example by musicians such as Thomas Mapfumo, Stella Chiweshe, and Oliver Mtukudzi.

In the United States, Shona music has become popular in Colorado, California, the Pacific Northwest and in some places of Argentina, largely due to the seeding influence of musicians including Dumisani Maraire, Ephat Mujuru, Thomas Mapfumo and Erica Azim.

Bass has the largest keys and resonators and the shortest range, requiring large sticks to play.