Mbira Music: Magnifying lenses and reflections of the concept(s) and meaning(s) of Music
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Music concepts, sociocultural interrelationships, Mbira MusicAbstract
This work presents, discusses, and proposes, through Mbira Music, an integrative approach as part of an open understanding of the concepts of music in their socio-cultural dimensions. For this, I take as a base procedure bibliographic research around the studies of (Ethno)musicologists, Anthropologists, and related assumptions, articulating with my participant observation and training experiences in African musical culture. The results point to a more consolidated understanding of the concepts of Music, covering other processes and non-sound processes that are established, shared, and re-signified musically, culturally, and socially within a specific group inserted in society. I reiterate that the sound elements do not happen by themselves, they are articulated by countless motivations and memories that direct us to its role as a product and social process that outlines common situations in a broader network of human relationships.
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