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The Kalimba evolved from an ancient instrument, the Mbira. Mbira is and has been the primary traditional instrument of the Shona people in Zimbabwe, South Africa for well over 1,000 years. The Hugh Tracey Kalimba is a \"NEW\" adaptation of the Africa Mbira. The Hugh Tracey Kalimba is shaped like a small wooden box with a circular hole on top (most models). It has thin metal strips or tongues which are the notes (called tines), that are of varying lengths. The tines are plucked downward with your thumbs using your thumbnails. The longer the length of the tine, the lower the pitch of the note. The longest tine, and therefore the lowest note is always in the middle. The Hugh Tracey Kalimba notes are tuned in an alternating left-right manner starting from the center note. The benefit of this alternate left-right note arrangement on the Hugh Tracey Kalimba is that.. Any 2 adjacent notes make a melodic sounding chord and you can start making music and sounding GOOD, right away.
(Added: 2007-05-05 07:41:09-Last updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00)
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