Another video performance of the array mbira, this time the song is the traditional English ballad, Scarborough Fair. After the video, Click Here to check out another unusual instrument.

Just one in a long line of mbira-inspired instruments, the array mbira is a western take on an ancient instrument.

Sacred music instrument of Zimbabwe, the mbira is frequently played at religious ceremonies and social gatherings.  The instrument is common all throughout Africa, and recently western versions have been produced, namely the kalimba and specifically the Hugh Tracey.

After the video, Click Here and check out the kalimba, close cousin of the mbira.