THUMBPIANO

Thumb piano

The thumb piano or kalimba is an African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Also known as a " sansa" and "mbira", it is popular throughout central, western and eastern Africa. It was formerly known as the Negro piano. The kalimba is played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs.

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