Deze 3140183 216673274 2008-06-02T18:25:55Z Epbr123 1395162 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/ShootoutSam|ShootoutSam]] ([[User talk:ShootoutSam|talk]]) to last version by Alex Weeks [[Image:Deze.jpg|thumb|A deze]] [[Image:Mbira dzavadzimu in deze.jpg|thumb|Deze with an Mbira Dzavadzimu in the typical configuration]] In [[Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] [[Shona music]], a '''deze''' is a halved [[Calabash]] gourd in which an [[Mbira]] is placed in order to amplify its sound. It is typically round in shape and has bottle caps, shells or other objects strung around its perimeter which vibrate with the Mbira, creating a buzzing sound. Cracked deze frequently are repaired by wire stitching. Modern deze are often constructed out of fiberglass and epoxy for increased durability. ==Places to obtain deze== {{Advert|date=December 2007}} *[http://www.mbira.org/gettingmbira.html Mbira.org] Getting an mbira page at [[Erica Azim|Erica Azim's]] site *[http://www.zimfest.org/2004/market.html Zimfest] Festival Marketplace *[http://www.dandemutande.org/ResourceGuide.asp?subcat=deze Dandemutande] Deze subcategory in resource guide. See also the vendor subcategory as well as the Dandemutande mailing list for the purchase of deze. *[http://home.teleport.com/~marimba/hosho.htm MyLinda King's hosho & deze page] ==See also== *[[Hosho]] *[[Mbira]] *[[Shona music]] *[[Music of Africa]] *[[Music of Zimbabwe]] *[[Zimbabwe]] === Further reading=== *[[Paul Berliner|Berliner, Paul]]. (1978). The Soul of Mbira: music and traditions of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Berkeley : University of California Press. *[[Andrew Tracey|Tracey, Andrew]]. (1970). How to play the mbira (dza vadzimu). Roodepoort, Transvaal, South Africa: International Library of African Music. *[[Hugh Tracey|Tracey, Hugh]]. (1969). The Mbira class of African Instruments in Rhodesia (1932). African Music Society Journal, 4:3, 78-95. [[Category:Percussion instruments]] [[Category:African musical instruments]] {{percussion-instrument-stub}}