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−==In Africa==+
−Mbira are used for ceremonies, weddings, and other events. Traditionally, two or more mbira are accompanied by shakers called hosho. The most popular type is ''mbira dzavadzimu'', or "voice of the ancestors".+==In modern culture==
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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.
+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.
−The moden kalimba is not the only instrument to be named kalimba. The name was taken from an ancesator of the modern mbira.
−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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