Linos Wengara and Tim Dziva performing traditional Mbira at the Africa Music Awards 2008.

Video projection shows a close up of Linos Wengara playing Mbira

Papa Linos and Mike Shreeve on lead guitar

Luke - keyboards / John - rhythm guitar / Tim - bass

Papa Linos - an interesting picture  from the video projection.

Graham - drums / Mike - lead guitar

Luke - keyboards

John - rhythm guitar

Dixon - drums

Album Artwork from 'Old Man's Young Voice' album.

Album artwork. Linos has an mbira, wooden plate with water plus a nekwe (snuff container) made of cow horn. These items are all important, with the fabrics worn, for spiritual ceremonies and healing.

Linos teaching a dance at St Peter's Community Infant and Nursery School, 19/03/08

Linos Wengara is a healer in the Zimbabwean Shona tradition, John Lockley is a healer in South African Sangoma tradition. Taken together at a Brighton house concert.

Linos plays mbira with John Lockley a South African Sangoma healer, with Dixon on Djembe. This was part of the Brighton 'Healthy Concerts' initiative.

Luke, Linos and Dixon playing at the Big Day Out festival.

7th July, 2007

Teaching an mbira workshop at the Tribal Earth festival.

(Aug 31, 2007)

Full band at the Kemia Bar gig, 22nd jan 2008

Linos is a well recognised busker , playing mbira for the people of Brighton for many years.

Linos performing mbira at Southill Park.

A gig for the Tsunami Appeal, at University of Brighton.

2005, photo by John Hazard from hazzy.net
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Hosho are the traditional percussion for mbira music. Dried gourds are filled with seeds called hota. This shows different sizes and shapes.

Traditional Zimbabwean thatched houses with the sunset.

Balancing rocks at Matopos, these ancient natural monuments can be seen in various parts of Zimbabwe. Ancestors used to live amongst them, and they are held as spiritual.