The hosho are Zimbabwean musical instruments consisting of a pair of maranka (mapudzi) gourds with seeds. They are used as major instruments in many traditional Shona music genres, such as in mbira ensembles and in mhande .

The hosho is an internal-seed rattle idiophone common throughout Zimbabwe especially amongst the Shona and the Ndebele peoples. Hosho are present in nearly all forms of ensemble music in Zimbabwe from spirit possession ceremonies, called bira, to recreational dance drumming.

Jan 25, 2021 · The hosho are used to accompany Shona music, and play several key roles in Zimbabwean music. They consist of a pair of maranka, (mapudzi) gourds with hota (Canna indica) seeds inside. The hosho are used as a major instrument in many traditional Shona music genres, such as in mbira ensembles and in ‘ mhande.’

Hosho are central to many styles of musical performance, from mbira playing to dozens of ngoma genres featuring drumming, dance, and song. From his perspective as a gwenyambira, or master mbira musician, Sekuru Chigamba’s account of hosho playing compares the instrument to a candle lighting the way for listeners and ensemble members alike.

Playing hosho is deceptively difficult—a delicate art. Producing the desired snap and crack, the hosho player plays a critical role in driving the beat for both the mbira players and the dancing and singing participants.

English: The hosho are Zimbabwean musical instruments consisting of a pair of maranka gourds with seeds. They typically contain hota ( Canna indica ) seeds inside them. The hosho are used to accompany Shona music , especially mbira music.

Feb 12, 2011 · Beautiful maranka gourds grown in Portland, Oregon and transformed into the essential Zimbabwean percussion instrument, the hosho by MyLinda King, Ms. Hosho.

hosho (plural hosho) (music) Either of a pair of gourds with seeds inside, used as musical instruments in Zimbabwe. Is a hosho a percussion instrument? A smaller version of the hosho is made of a wild orange called a damba, tied together …

The hosho are Zimbabwean musical instruments consisting of a pair of maranka (mapudzi) gourds with seeds. They are used as major instruments in many traditional Shona music genres, such as in mbira ensembles and in mhande .

Hosho (instrument):"For the Japanese aircraft carrier see Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō." The hosho are Zimbabwean musical instruments consisting of a pair of Maranka gourds with seeds. Typically we put hota (" Canna indica") seeds inside them.