People of Zimbabwe : the people of Zimbabwe are a friendly lot and also belong to diverse cultures and ethnicities. Years of colonization too has left a mark. However, the people of the country are dedicated towards living in harmony. The majority of the people are Syncretic. There is also a small minority of people following indigenous and other religions. The other major religions of the country are Christianity and Islam. The population also contains a mixed number of white-skinned and dark-skinned people. The Shona and the Ndebele are the chief variety of native people who inhabit the land.
Arts, Culture and Music of Zimbabwe : sculpture and wood carvings are a famous Shona art form. The unique selling point of the wood-works in Zimbabwe is the fact that they are created from a single undivided piece of wood. Pottery, basket-making, weaving and textiles and hand-crafted jewelry are the other things that are integral to Zimbabwean life. No matter what the music, there is only one instrument of importance – the Mbira, a kind of piano. As far as the genres of music are concerned, they vary from the western styles to more home-bred types. Some of the folk types are: Sungura, Rumba and Bulawayo.
