Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Mbira Build and Play w/Teli Shabu (Online Workshop)
Mbiras (thumb pianos) originated in Zimbabwe and have been played for thousands of years. Teli shares stories and cultural context for the instrument as well as his ingenious original design that translates this tradition to materials easily found locally. In this workshop, campers will build their own Mbiras and learn to play them! Each camper… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Experience Bluegrass with bass fiddler Snuffy Smith
Thomas Lee “Snuffy” Smith, bass fiddler with the Bluegrass Experience, grew up on a one-horse tobacco farm in rural Lee County listening to his father play guitar in a square dance band. “He showed me some chords so I started messing with the guitar,“ he said. In addition to playing music, living on the farm… Read More →
