Music is huge part of a Shona funeral and people sing Jiti, Wisiri, Vapositori, and contemporary songs during the course of the funeral. In Harare suburbs that include Mbare, Mufakosi and Mabvuku people of Malawian descent also have a similar culture of drumming, singing and dancing during funerals.
There are some practices like the ancient Kwenje and Tsuri Shona music that are endangered and are now practiced by a few. I would love to highlight the kwenje rhythms and songs that are sound by the Korekore Tavara.
Kwenje drum
The Sound of the Senegalese Sabar is similar to the sound of the Kwenje drum of Zimbabwe. Same playing technique.
Uses are different…. Kwenje is played to notify the villagers about death and played also during the course of the funeral. Soulful slow to med paced songs with dense meanings are sung, usually led by elderly women who are also regarded as poets.
Ngoma Music and Dance 