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frogmarch

(12,154 posts) Sun Jul 15, 2012, 01:52 PM Jul 2012

Kalimba!

The kalimba is a version of the mbira, an African instrument that has been part of sub-Saharan culture for more than 800 years. I just bought a Hugh Tracey alto kalimba like the one in this You Tube video. I hope I can learn to play as well as Mark Holdaway does in the video, but I’d settle for half as well, or even okay.

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Kalimba! (Original Post) frogmarch Jul 2012 OP

another Tucson musician Kali Jul 2012 #1

Tuscon is? I didn't know that. frogmarch Jul 2012 #2

don't know if born and raised in Tucson Kali Jul 2012 #3

Lurves me some Kalimba since 1974!!!! DeSwiss Jul 2012 #4

Kali

(55,014 posts)

1. another Tucson musician

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 11:41 PM

Jul 2012

Magic town for music.

frogmarch

(12,154 posts)

2. Tuscon is? I didn't know that.

Reply to Kali (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 12:05 AM

Jul 2012

Mark Holdaway is a master kalimba player, and I think he plays other instruments too. If he's from Tuscon, I'd say he helped make it a magic town for music.

Kali

(55,014 posts)

3. don't know if born and raised in Tucson

Reply to frogmarch (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 12:13 AM

Jul 2012

but based there now and considered local for sure

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

4. Lurves me some Kalimba since 1974!!!!

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 01:06 AM

Jul 2012

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