Bira is an all-night ritual, celebrated by Shona people from Zimbabwe in which members of an extended family call on ancestral spirits for guidance and intercession. Shona people believe …

Bira are a Bantu nation numbering 494.500 (Peoplegroups.org, 2024). The Forest Bira, numbering 96,500; The Plains Bira, 298,000; Tkeir language is closely akin to that of the …

The Shona people (/ ˈʃoʊnə /) also/formerly known as the Karanga are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily living in Zimbabwe where they form the majority of the …

Bira people, a tribe in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; Bira Circuit, a motorsport venue in Thailand; Emakumeen Euskal Bira, a women's cycling race held in the Basque region of …

Oct 16, 2019 · This is a short description of a Zimbabwean ceremony of the Shona people called the ‘Bira’ told from the experience of Dingiswayo Juma when growing up in the tradition and …

Bira (Shona Possession Ceremony) Instruments from Zimbabwe. The Shona peoples of Zimbabwe seek, in the context of ceremonies called bira, spiritual guidance from their …

Jul 16, 2023 · Sometimes referred to as a ‘thumb piano’, the mbira is a lamellophone (a category of plucked idiophones in the Hornbostel-Sachs system) that consists of 22 to 28 metal tongs or …

In a lengthy and protocol intensive special ceremony, called Bira or spirit possession ceremony, special songs, selected from a vast repertoire of spiritual arrangements, are recalled to …

a) Bira de la savane : ceux-ci s'accordent tous à nier toute liaison familiale avec les Hema, d'ailleurs en fort petit nombre, et isolés de la plupart des Bira (en effet, ils vivent isolément au …

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