kalimba
Plucked metal tines
A kalimba is a small handheld musical instrument with a wooden body and metal tines of varying lengths that produce notes when plucked with the thumbs.
Also called a thumb piano, it originated in Africa and creates a soft, bell-like tone: She played a gentle melody on the kalimba.
Short opposable digit
- pluckSpirit or yank
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- fingernailKeratinous digit cover
- tinePointed fork projection
technique · glissando · pattern · fingerplay · pressure · flick · striking · alternating
Fork's pointed projections
- soundboxVibration-amplifying cavity
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
- woodenMade from timber
- metalHard conductive solid
soundboard · soundhole · bridge · buzzer · vibration · tuning · acoustic · portable
Southern African Bantu language
- ZimbabweSouthern African republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- ethnomusicologyMusic studied culturally
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
folklore · rituals · ceremonies · ancestral · spiritual · healing · Afropop · handcrafted
thumb
Short opposable digit
- pluckSpirit or yank
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- fingernailKeratinous digit cover
tine · technique · glissando · pattern · fingerplay · pressure · flick · striking · alternating · tremolo
tines
Fork's pointed projections
metal · soundboard · soundhole · bridge · buzzer · vibration · tuning · acoustic · portable · handmade
Shona
Southern African Bantu language
- ZimbabweSouthern African republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- ethnomusicologyMusic studied culturally
traditional · folklore · rituals · ceremonies · ancestral · spiritual · healing · Afropop · handcrafted
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
ethereal · soothing · meditative · resonant · warm · soft · tinkling · delicate · ambient · gentle
pitch
Frequency of sound
key · octave · pentatonic · diatonic · chromatic · chord · tone · timbre · polyrhythm · syncopation
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- African craftsAfrican masks, wood carving, beaded jewelry, kente, tribal jewelry
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kalimbapipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
bass drum · church organ · tuba · grand piano · timpani
kalimbaxylophone
Pitched percussion with bars
marimba · vibraphone · glockenspiel · drums · cymbals