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Dan Bung Thumb Piano Dan Bung Thumb Piano

  • 'African' mbira made in Vietnam - it's a global economy
  • More of a 'clipped' sound quality than other kalimbas but pleasant and effective nonetheless
  • 9 notes - tunable by sliding the metal tongues
  • 19 x 14cm

Code: R6/DAB

£ 12.72

£ 14.95 (inc vat)

Kalimba Christmas Carols Kalimba Christmas Carols

  • For the Hugh Tracey Alto & Treble kalimbas
  • Beginners and more experienced players alike can use this book to experience the joys of playing Christmas music on the kalimba
  • This book starts with simple carols with a single melody line, but builds............

    Code: KALMAS

    £ 13.95

Kalimba Duets and Trios Kalimba Duets and Trios

  • Have you gone through the Alto Fundamentals or Treble Fundamentals books already, and now you are looking for a new place to go? This is the place.
  • The book starts with easy duets that most beginners will be able to pick up quickly. But if you are looking to be challenged,............

    Code: KALDUETR

    £ 13.95

Kalimba Fundamentals (Alto) Kalimba Fundamentals (Alto)

  • This book is written specifically for the 15 note Hugh Tracey Alto kalimba
  • It uses a wonderfully simple graphic form of kalimba tablature that 10 year olds can figure out on their own
  • Tunes range from 'Doe A Dear'  to Bob Marley's 'Stir it Up'!
  • If............

    Code: BKALTO1

    £ 13.95

Kalimba Fundamentals (Treble) Kalimba Fundamentals (Treble)

  • This book is for the 17 note Hugh Tracey Treble kalimba
  • It uses a wonderfully simple form of kalimba tablature that 10 year olds can figure out on their own
  • Tunes range from 'Doe a Deer' to Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'!
  • If you have a friend with............

    Code: BKTREBLE1

    £ 13.95

Kalimba, Alto Kalimba, Alto

  • Sometimes known as the 'Hugh Tracey' after the South African musicologist who adapted it from traditional instruments, this is the best quality, sweetest sounding, most accurately tuned kalimba available
  • Finger holes in the back of the sound box for vibrato effect
  • Quality............

    Code: KALALT

    £ 55.28

    £ 64.95 (inc vat)

Kalimba, Alto (With Pickup) Kalimba, Alto (With Pickup)

  • Sometimes known as the 'Hugh Tracey' after the South African musicologist who adapted it from traditional instruments, this is the best quality, sweetest sounding, most accurately tuned kalimba available
  • Finger holes in the back of the sound box for vibrato effect
  • Quality............

    Code: GA0040E

    £ 63.83

    £ 75.00 (inc vat)

Kalimba, Celeste Kalimba, Celeste

  • Sometimes known as the 'Hugh Tracey' after the South African musicologist who adapted it from traditional instruments, this is the best quality, sweetest sounding, most accurately tuned kalimba available
  • A small, quiet model with a clear tone for solo playing
  • 17............

    Code: GA0038

    £ 38.30

    £ 45.00 (inc vat)

Kalimba, Pentatonic 9 note Kalimba, Pentatonic 9 note

  • Fabulous pure toned minor pentatonic kalimba in A
  • Holes in the back of the resonator box allow the vibrato effect
  • 7.5" x 6" x 2.4"
  • D'', a 'e', c, a, d, g ',''c, e''

Code: KALCLASS

£ 34.00

£ 39.95 (inc vat)

Kalimba, Pentatonic with pickup Kalimba, Pentatonic with pickup

  • An 11 note box-mounted pentatonic kalimba
  • Two pentatonic octaves in G
  • Great tone
  • Built in pickup for amplification and effects
  • Accessed by standard jack socket

Code: GA0042E

£ 59.53

£ 69.95 (inc vat)

Kalimba, Treble (With Pickup) Kalimba, Treble (With Pickup)

  • Sometimes known as the 'Hugh Tracey' after the South African musicologist who adapted it from traditional instruments, this is the best quality, sweetest sounding, most accurately tuned kalimba available
  • Finger holes in the back of the sound box for vibrato effect
  • Quality............

    Code: KALTREB/P

    £ 55.28

    £ 64.95 (inc vat)

Karimba Karimba

  • Same quality materials and sound production as other AMI ('Hugh Tracey') kalimbas, but with traditional Zimbabwean tuning
  • Leaflet included has grid notation for 6 traditional tunes
  • Slab rather than box resonator

Code: GA0041

£ 46.81

£ 55.00 (inc vat)

Karimba with Pickup Karimba with Pickup

  • Same quality materials and sound production as other AMI ('Hugh Tracey') kalimbas, but with traditional Zimbabwean tuning
  • Leaflet included has grid notation for 6 traditional tunes
  • Slab rather than box resonator
  • This model has a built in pickup accessed............

    Code: GA0041E

    £ 55.28

    £ 64.95 (inc vat)

Marimbula Marimbula

  • The marimbula is the original Caribbean bass
  • The eight metal tongues are fastened in such a manner that they can be indivdually tuned on a scale from D- g
  • The instruments are tuned on an F-major pentatonic scale
  • It can be played by hand or with mallets............

    Code: MA840

    £ 148.94

    £ 175.00 (inc vat)

Masters of African Mbira by Ephat Mujuru & Dumisani Maraire CD Masters of African Mbira by Ephat Mujuru & Dumisani Maraire CD

  • Free U.K. carriage on this item (or if combined with other items will not add to carriage cost)
  • 1. Katura
    2. Dangurangu (My Sound)
    3. Kutambarara
    4. Chemtengure (Chemutengure)
    5. Chirombo/Mhondoro (Chirombo)............

    Code: EUCD1549

    £ 10.17

    £ 11.95 (inc vat)

Playing the Hugh Tracey Karimba Playing the Hugh Tracey Karimba

  • The African-tuned Karimba is quickly becoming a new favourite. It is an ancestor of the mbira, and may represent our clearest view of what the first African kalimbas looked like.
  • Now, there is a great book on how to play the African-tuned Karimba. This book explores the............

    Code: KALKAR

    £ 13.95

Playing the Pentatonic Kalimba by Mark Holdaway Playing the Pentatonic Kalimba by Mark Holdaway

  • The pentatonic kalimba is probably the best one for jamming and improvising, because no matter what you do, it always sounds wonderful
  • At last, there is a great book for learning technique on the Hugh Tracey 11-Note Pentatonic Kalimba
  • 75 exercises in 48 pages,............

    Code: KALPENT

    £ 15.95

Pocket kalimba, A minor tuning Pocket kalimba, A minor tuning

  • From the makers of the sansula, a perfect little 9 note kalimba with a pure, ringing tone
  • ( steel tongues set on a solid cherry wood body 
  • Play it quietly on its own or place on a table top or the skin of a drum to swell the sound
  • A ',''c, c',............

    Code: B9

    £ 23.79

    £ 27.95 (inc vat)

Pocket Kalimba, C Pentatonic tuning Pocket Kalimba, C Pentatonic tuning

  • Wonderful little kalimba with a pure bright tone
  • Solid cherry wood body
  • 7 spring steel tongues
  • C pentatonic scale with all the tones sounding good together
  • E ', g, d, e, c, a, a'
  • Placing the instrument on a table top or drum head............

    Code: B7

    £ 23.79

    £ 27.95 (inc vat)

Sansula Sansula

  • 9 tone kalimba with gorgeous ethereal tuning
  • Beech wood mounted on a skin resonator to give a long sustain and rich tone
  • The 'Stradivarius' of thumb pianos
  • Opening and closing the base of the resonator against a flat surface gives a strong wah wah............

    Code: AKA654

    £ 51.02

    £ 59.95 (inc vat)

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