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| − | In modern terms, the '''kalimba''' is basically a modern Westernized version of the OG [[Zimbabwe]]an instrument, the | + | In modern terms, the '''kalimba''' is basically a modern Westernized version of the OG [[Zimbabwe]]an instrument, the [[mbira]]. You use your fingers to pluck metal keys. Introduced outside of Zimbabwe by Hugh Tracey, kalimbas are now renowned for their soothing tone. It even appears in [[Minecraft]]'s OST. |
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Latest revision as of 03:28, 14 April 2024
In modern terms, the kalimba is basically a modern Westernized version of the OG Zimbabwean instrument, the mbira. You use your fingers to pluck metal keys. Introduced outside of Zimbabwe by Hugh Tracey, kalimbas are now renowned for their soothing tone. It even appears in Minecraft's OST.
The moden kalimba is not the only instrument to be named kalimba. The name was taken from an ancesator of the modern mbira.