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Google Doodle invites you to play the mbira, Zimbabwe’s national instrument – Source CNET Internet News

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This Interactive Doodle celebrates the beginning of Zimbabwe’s Culture Week.


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Google on Thursday is celebrating Zimbabwe’s Culture Week with an interactive Doodle of the mbira, the country’s national instrument. The mbira originated in Southern Africa and has played an integral role in the traditions of Zimbabwe’s Shona people for over a 1,000 years. 

The interactive Doodle starts by telling the story of a young girl who quickly fell in love with the mbira after watching an elder play the instrument. The story then follows the girl as she grows up to perform in front of a large crowd and pass her mbira on to a young child. 

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