![]() ![]() The resonator is constructed from six slats of mubvamaropa wood glued together to form a trapezoidal-shaped box. The playing end of each tongue is slightly bent downwards. The vibrating section of a lamella is that which extends beyond the metal rod. The bar exerts a downward pressure on the lamellae against a backrest, a horizontal half-round piece of wood at the top of the soundboard, and a bridge, a metal rod recessed into a horizontal block of wood that is glued to the soundboard about two inches below the top of the resonator. They are held in place with a metal pressure bar that is screwed to the soundboard. The seventeen steel tongues/lamellae are consistent in width and thickness, differing from one another only in their length. ![]() Its target audience is cosmopolitans who are perhaps attracted to it because it indexes Africa in a general sense. Several imitations already exist what you are holding is the original, made in Africa." This instrument has no associated tradition or context of use. Workshop-made today by African craftsmen, using Sheffield steel with mubvamaropa, the resonant hardwood traditionally used for the Mbira in central and southern Africa, the Kalimba embodies Hugh Tracey's improvements in design and performance. It came into being because its originator, Hugh Tracey, after a lifetime's work of recording and studying African music, wanted to introduce this fascinating, companionable and uniquely African instrument to the rest of the world, adapted to the Western scale so that people everywhere could appreciate it. Information included with the instrument states "The Kalimba is a new musical instrument with an old history, the latest member of the African family of instruments known by names such as Mbira, Likembe, Chisanzi, Endongo, Timbrh, Marimbula. Hugh Tracey, an ethnomusicologist working with this tradition, adapted the original kalimba mbira into the kalimba pictured here for a Western, non-African audience. The indigenous kalimba is used mostly for personal entertainment or dance music, but can also be played in bira spirit possession ceremonies. It does not store any personal data.This kalimba is a lamellaphone idiophone inspired by indigenous Bantu African instruments and manufactured in the Republic of South Africa. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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