The mbira is a plucked idiophone, also called a lamellaphone. It’s a musical instrument that’s unique to Africa and widely distributed throughout the continent. It’s also called mbila sansa, kilembe, likembe, timbrh, or thumb piano.
Kalimbas are a great instrument to learn, and there are many different types available on the market. In this post, we will compare the features of wooden and acrylic kalimbas, as well as 17 key and 21 key kalimbas. We will also discuss flatboard versus hollow board kalimbas, and electric kalimbas. Wooden Kalimba VS Acrylic […]
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I love this easy kalimba song for beginners because it’s what got me interested in playing kalimba in the first place: Castle in the Sky. Out of all the versions of Castle in the Sky, my favorite is Octavo–it sounds really clean and pretty like you’re floating among clouds. And since Kalimbas have a similar
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How to read numeric sample notation of kalimba? 7 musical notation is a simple notation. There are two kinds of simple notation: alphabetic simple notation and numeric simple notation. The numeric simple notation is based on the chanting method, using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 to represent the seven basic levels in the
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The lamellaphone family of instruments includes a wide variety of African musical instruments that are all played by plucking the tuned tongues (or lamellae) of the instrument. Lamellaphones can be classified into three main groups: mbiras, kalimbas, and thumb pianos. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at each type of instrument, discussing
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