Dambatsoko Mbira made by Leonard Chiyanike

Description

7 3/4″ (19.5 cm) wide board, 9″ (23 cm) wide key spread, 24-key mbira with many bottletop buzzers and wired construction, wide keys, rich tone. Dambatsoko is the tuning played by the large extended Mujuru family of mbira players. The tuning has almost major scale intervals, lowest note about a low E. Note: Photo is typical of this maker and tuning, however each mbira is individually handmade and may look slightly different.