mbira

African musical instrument of the lamellophone family
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mbira

Summary

mbira is a type of musical instrument[1]. mbira has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • mbira's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • mbira is a type of lamellophone[4].
  • mbira's Commons category is recorded as Mbira[5].
  • mbira's country of origin is recorded as Malawi[6].
  • mbira's country of origin is recorded as Zimbabwe[7].
  • mbira's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01541[8].
  • mbira's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01541[9].
  • mbira's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01541[10].
  • mbira's used by is recorded as mbira player[11].
  • mbira's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 122.1[12].
  • mbira's different from is recorded as marímbula[13].
  • mbira's different from is recorded as mbira dzavadzimu[14].
  • mbira's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[15].
  • mbira's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[16].

Body

Definition and Type

mbira's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. mbira is a type of lamellophone[4].

Use and Application

mbira's used by is recorded as mbira player[11].

Why It Matters

mbira has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] mbira is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Saarik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → marímbula, mbira dzavadzimu
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q9007999]]"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Used by → —
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 30050, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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