African, Mbira, Kalimba, Piano, Musical instruments, Musical fidelity, Music Sculpture

AFRICAN, MBIRA, KALIMBA, PIANO, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, MUSICAL FIDELITY, MUSIC Mbira are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe and other indigenous groups in Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs (at minimum), the right forefinger (most mbira), and sometimes the left forefinger. It is often an important instrument played at religious ceremonies, weddings, and other social gatherings. The "Art of crafting and playing Mbira/Sansi, the finger-plucking traditional musical instrument in Malawi and Zimbabwe" was added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020. A modern interpretation of the instrument was commercially produced and exported by ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey from the late 1920s onward, popularising similar instruments outside of Africa. Tracey's design was modeled after the mbira nyunga nyunga and named 'Kalimba' after an ancient predecessor of the mbira family of instruments. Mbira as known as the Kalimba became popularized in the 1960’s and early 1970’s largely due to the successes of such musicians as Maurice White of the band Earth, Wind and Fire and Thomas Mapfumo in the 1970s. HANDMADE IN MOZAMBIQUE- SOUTHERN AFRICA THIS MBIRA: 1. Electric 2. 15 metal keys 3. Phono jack provides excellent amplified fidelity sound 4. Added with own HOLDER 5. Handmade of African exotic wood MEASUREMENTS: Length: 20cm- 7.86 inches Width: 15cm: 5.9 inches YOU WILL RECEIVE: MBIRA + OWN HOLDER