kalimbas
Plucked metal tines
Kalimbas is the plural of kalimba, a handheld African musical instrument consisting of metal tines mounted on a wooden board or resonator box.
You play it by plucking the tines with your thumbs, producing soft, bell-like tones.
Also called a thumb piano or mbira, though mbira technically refers to related but distinct instruments from Zimbabwe.
Thin parallel plates
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
- keysLock-operating instruments
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
prongs · soundhole · wooden box · metal keys · finger piano · bridge · tuning · vibration
Southern African republic
- ShonaSouthern African Bantu language
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
ancestral · spiritual · ethnomusicology · indigenous · heritage · ritual · storytelling · folk
Sequences of musical notes
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- pentatonicScale of five tones
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
arpeggios · chords · improvisation · ambient · meditative · looping · rhythms · sustain
Focused attention practice
- relaxationState of being unwound
- ASMRAuditory-triggered tingling sensation
- sound therapyTreatment using frequencies
- stress reliefReduction of mental tension
mindfulness · calming · sleep aid · therapeutic · healing · soothing · tranquil · peaceful
lamellas
Thin parallel plates
plucking · prongs · soundhole · wooden box · metal keys · finger piano · bridge · tuning · vibration · handmade
Zimbabwe
Southern African republic
- ShonaSouthern African Bantu language
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
ceremonial · ancestral · spiritual · ethnomusicology · indigenous · heritage · ritual · storytelling · folk · world music
melodies
Sequences of musical notes
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- pentatonicScale of five tones
scales · arpeggios · chords · improvisation · ambient · meditative · looping · rhythms · sustain · resonance
meditation
Focused attention practice
- relaxationState of being unwound
- ASMRAuditory-triggered tingling sensation
- sound therapyTreatment using frequencies
stress relief · mindfulness · calming · sleep aid · therapeutic · healing · soothing · tranquil · peaceful · grounding
kalimbasdrums
Struck membrane instruments
xylophones · marimbas · timpani · snare drums · bass drums
kalimbasviolins
Bowed stringed instruments
pianos · accordions · harmonicas · harpsichords · lutes
kalimbaspipe organs
Wind instruments with ranks
grand pianos · church organs · carillons · timpani · double basses