@purity4all Well, I would say each person is different... but the pentatonic instruments ARE often a good place to start because there are no half step intervals on it (ie, the potential for clashing notes is largely removed). IN GENERAL - the more notes you have, the more complexity and more opportunity for complex music. SO for starters, maybe 6-note pentatonic, 8-note diatonic, 11-note pentatonic? Unless you feel confident!
Wow this whole comments page turned into a huge chatroom. I guess it's better It be about kalimba and drug than ponies and reeses peanut butter cups... You have a lotta patience Mark.. But beautiful music. I like my alto better tho.. ^_^
@kalimbamagic i am considering the Alto - but wonder what would be best as an "all purpose" model? I just discovered these while watching a Bela Fleck:Throw Down Your Heart video ( a MUST SEE!) and began to investigate further - I simply must have one hopefully soon- forget the bongos i was thinking of learning. Do you have sales at special times? tx
@acherrysherry hmm I am interested for music, for pain reduction/meditation (I have fibromyalgia) would have always wanted to play piano but though I could type 90 wpm was told my hands were too small by family - something I am forever sorry for but that leads me to ask since I read it somewhere in Amazon review - at my barely 5 ft tall IS the alto suitable for the woman with smaller hands? If not what would be? (ps am still a good fast typist) - ty mark
And to be clear about my opinion: Hugh Tracey sounds like a great guy. However, colonialism is a MEGA FORCE. It has shaped our entire modern world. It brought every country in the world into contact with one another (and most of them into existence as well), and fundamentally changed the way we categorize, think about, and treat other people. White supremacy is an integral part of it. Just think about the weight of that, before you even consider more advanced concepts. Look at the BIG picture.
And I pray that you find a new perspective in your lifetime. Life is too short to freak out about what things are called. Enjoy the time you have with people you love, work hard, play harder, and enjoy the simple things in life. I'm 19, and I already know this. Catch up. Much love.
@alowen91 You may not see the connection to cultural appropriation and brainwashing that a simple name can have, but if this were your area of study it would be plain as day. There are entire libraries dedicated to these subjects. Do not be so quick to make assumptions based on your own knowledge of how things work.
To all the people who are freaking out about the name: chill out. There's no racist agenda behind renaming the instrument. It's just a name. Changing the name of a flower doesn't make it any less beautiful. If someone changed the name of mangos, do you think I would care. I'd still chow down on them because they are SO TASTY!!! Anyways, you've got to be a pretty awful person to find the "bad" in something that is pure and innocent. Take a good look at yourself buddy.
@alowen91 Chill out?? Young man, you may have learned an important lesson, which is that it is important to enjoy life, despite irritations. But you missed one equally important lesson: Sometimes its important to read between the lines. Sometimes its also important to get mad as hell and do something about the injustices which prevail due to the wishes of many privileged people to sit on the sidelines and "chill out". We are all growing, do not let your bit of enlightenment give you a big head.
@alowen91 And please, PLEASE don't make the mistake of dismissing other people's opinions and concerns just because you don't see or share them. The bigger the injustice, the harder it is to see. The entire continent of Africa is in turmoil, trying to come to grips with the effects of European colonialism. The people are trying to use democratic means to elect the leaders they choose, but good leaders that take the country back for their people don't benefit the fat cats in the West - USA/Europe
Search for "box pentatonic kalimba" on the internet and you will find a) this video and b) the page for purchasing this kalimba at the Kalimba Magic Shop. (ie, you can get it from me). If you use the coupon code CAT10 at checkout, you can save 10%. -mark
It is trance inducing. One of my clients was busted for growing pot and had very strong incentive to stop smoking, so he picked up kalimba as a replacement drug. Probably more addictive than the THC, but totally legal (so far).
Papa, I did not name the instrument, Hugh Tracey did.
In the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, when other Europeans did not have any interest in traditional African music, Hugh Tracey fell in love with African music and saw that it was vanishing due to influences such as church music and radio. Tracey moved to Africa in 1920 to work on his brother's tobacco farm in Rhodesia, but he quickly made fast friends with his African co-workers.
The Hugh Tracey Kalimba combines features of many trad. kalimbas
@MagicalCheeseMuffin "Why be offended? Just enjoy the music"...Same phrase has been used since the beginning of time to tell those on the margins to shut up and stop complaining and be glad just to be alive. No matter what is lacking. No matter what is unjust. No matter what you have that I don't, I should just stop complaining, because you are happy with what you have and comfortable with the way the world is.YOU don't see injustice.YOU don't read between the lines.YOU should be offended. I am.
Where does ANYBODY say "why be offended? Just enjoy the music" ??
Hey, I have spent a LOT of time and energy studying these instruments from many, many angles.
I know a lot about where it came from, and I get messages like this one from people who generally don't know very much about the instrument.
My job is to find the wonder and the beauty in the kalimba. Some of that wonder is 1000 years old, or 3000 years old, and some of that wonder is 1 year old.
@auntbecky That question does not take into consideration the impact that it has to name things of other cultures in a white supremacist/neo-colonial world. No, I would not take offense and I am half of each. I do take offense to the former, as it is appropriation by whites which furthers the colonialist agenda. If you do not understand, I forgive you. Please understand then THAT you do not understand my point of view. It is not an attack on you.
I love your playing, Mark. I've finally tossed together the extra cash (I'm a poor student!) to where I can feel comfortable purchasing a kalimba, and this video finally made me decide to get to that step. I'm looking forward to learning to play my first instrument when the kalimba comes in the mail!
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@kalimbamagic Fantastic. Is it possible to get the tab music for this specific piece?
maxdeniroAu 1 month ago
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maxdeniroAu 1 month ago
wuah wauh......awesome!!!!!
marios0031 1 month ago
WONDERFUL !!
ppachekinho 2 months ago
Is it better for someone one with no musical background to get a pentatonic, because everything sounds good?
purity4all 2 months ago
@purity4all Well, I would say each person is different... but the pentatonic instruments ARE often a good place to start because there are no half step intervals on it (ie, the potential for clashing notes is largely removed). IN GENERAL - the more notes you have, the more complexity and more opportunity for complex music. SO for starters, maybe 6-note pentatonic, 8-note diatonic, 11-note pentatonic? Unless you feel confident!
kalimbamagic 2 months ago
Super ...Danke ...Prima!!!
guschi100 5 months ago
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW the sound of that instrument it is really beautiful
RedEyedDragoon 6 months ago
Man...you're awesome...definitely remind me of Maurice White from Earth, Wind & Fire....A+++++
shydmples 7 months ago
white boy!!! that is HOT!!!!
MISSDEEDEVINE1 8 months ago
Wow this whole comments page turned into a huge chatroom. I guess it's better It be about kalimba and drug than ponies and reeses peanut butter cups... You have a lotta patience Mark.. But beautiful music. I like my alto better tho.. ^_^
lambda2walk 8 months ago
The Alto is more capable. Pentatonic for when I want to be lazy! -M
kalimbamagic 8 months ago
@kalimbamagic i am considering the Alto - but wonder what would be best as an "all purpose" model? I just discovered these while watching a Bela Fleck:Throw Down Your Heart video ( a MUST SEE!) and began to investigate further - I simply must have one hopefully soon- forget the bongos i was thinking of learning. Do you have sales at special times? tx
acherrysherry 8 months ago
Yes, I've watched Throw Down Your Heart several times!!!
Alto is a much better ALL-PURPOSE kalimba. -Mark
kalimbamagic 7 months ago
@acherrysherry hmm I am interested for music, for pain reduction/meditation (I have fibromyalgia) would have always wanted to play piano but though I could type 90 wpm was told my hands were too small by family - something I am forever sorry for but that leads me to ask since I read it somewhere in Amazon review - at my barely 5 ft tall IS the alto suitable for the woman with smaller hands? If not what would be? (ps am still a good fast typist) - ty mark
acherrysherry 7 months ago
And to be clear about my opinion: Hugh Tracey sounds like a great guy. However, colonialism is a MEGA FORCE. It has shaped our entire modern world. It brought every country in the world into contact with one another (and most of them into existence as well), and fundamentally changed the way we categorize, think about, and treat other people. White supremacy is an integral part of it. Just think about the weight of that, before you even consider more advanced concepts. Look at the BIG picture.
747t 8 months ago
And I pray that you find a new perspective in your lifetime. Life is too short to freak out about what things are called. Enjoy the time you have with people you love, work hard, play harder, and enjoy the simple things in life. I'm 19, and I already know this. Catch up. Much love.
alowen91 9 months ago
@alowen91 You may not see the connection to cultural appropriation and brainwashing that a simple name can have, but if this were your area of study it would be plain as day. There are entire libraries dedicated to these subjects. Do not be so quick to make assumptions based on your own knowledge of how things work.
747t 8 months ago
To all the people who are freaking out about the name: chill out. There's no racist agenda behind renaming the instrument. It's just a name. Changing the name of a flower doesn't make it any less beautiful. If someone changed the name of mangos, do you think I would care. I'd still chow down on them because they are SO TASTY!!! Anyways, you've got to be a pretty awful person to find the "bad" in something that is pure and innocent. Take a good look at yourself buddy.
alowen91 9 months ago
@alowen91 Chill out?? Young man, you may have learned an important lesson, which is that it is important to enjoy life, despite irritations. But you missed one equally important lesson: Sometimes its important to read between the lines. Sometimes its also important to get mad as hell and do something about the injustices which prevail due to the wishes of many privileged people to sit on the sidelines and "chill out". We are all growing, do not let your bit of enlightenment give you a big head.
747t 8 months ago
@alowen91 And please, PLEASE don't make the mistake of dismissing other people's opinions and concerns just because you don't see or share them. The bigger the injustice, the harder it is to see. The entire continent of Africa is in turmoil, trying to come to grips with the effects of European colonialism. The people are trying to use democratic means to elect the leaders they choose, but good leaders that take the country back for their people don't benefit the fat cats in the West - USA/Europe
747t 8 months ago
deep tone. Really addictive
kellyssa3 10 months ago
where one can buy this model?
Ral145 1 year ago
Search for "box pentatonic kalimba" on the internet and you will find a) this video and b) the page for purchasing this kalimba at the Kalimba Magic Shop. (ie, you can get it from me). If you use the coupon code CAT10 at checkout, you can save 10%. -mark
kalimbamagic 1 year ago
it's so much harder than it looks
kaylashalaylaaaaa 1 year ago
This kind of seems like a stoner instrument.
The1andonlyCandyMan 1 year ago
It is trance inducing. One of my clients was busted for growing pot and had very strong incentive to stop smoking, so he picked up kalimba as a replacement drug. Probably more addictive than the THC, but totally legal (so far).
kalimbamagic 1 year ago 13
@kalimbamagic
i tried smoking my kalimba -.-
great you owe me a new one >:(
KaNAkSpam 8 months ago
What do you mean, you tried smoking your kalimba? -Mark
kalimbamagic 8 months ago
@kalimbamagic
as a replacement for ganja
KaNAkSpam 8 months ago
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Why do you name an African instrument after a European? I find that offensive..
papanzinga 1 year ago
Papa, I did not name the instrument, Hugh Tracey did.
In the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, when other Europeans did not have any interest in traditional African music, Hugh Tracey fell in love with African music and saw that it was vanishing due to influences such as church music and radio. Tracey moved to Africa in 1920 to work on his brother's tobacco farm in Rhodesia, but he quickly made fast friends with his African co-workers.
The Hugh Tracey Kalimba combines features of many trad. kalimbas
kalimbamagic 1 year ago 8
@papanzinga it's still an african instrument. why be offended? just enjoy the music.
MagicalCheeseMuffin 1 year ago 5
@MagicalCheeseMuffin "Why be offended? Just enjoy the music"...Same phrase has been used since the beginning of time to tell those on the margins to shut up and stop complaining and be glad just to be alive. No matter what is lacking. No matter what is unjust. No matter what you have that I don't, I should just stop complaining, because you are happy with what you have and comfortable with the way the world is.YOU don't see injustice.YOU don't read between the lines.YOU should be offended. I am.
747t 11 months ago
Cheese,
Where does ANYBODY say "why be offended? Just enjoy the music" ??
Hey, I have spent a LOT of time and energy studying these instruments from many, many angles.
I know a lot about where it came from, and I get messages like this one from people who generally don't know very much about the instrument.
My job is to find the wonder and the beauty in the kalimba. Some of that wonder is 1000 years old, or 3000 years old, and some of that wonder is 1 year old.
Do enjoy the ride, friend.
kalimbamagic 8 months ago
@papanzinga why? would you find it offensive to name a european instrument after an african?
auntbecky 1 year ago
@auntbecky That question does not take into consideration the impact that it has to name things of other cultures in a white supremacist/neo-colonial world. No, I would not take offense and I am half of each. I do take offense to the former, as it is appropriation by whites which furthers the colonialist agenda. If you do not understand, I forgive you. Please understand then THAT you do not understand my point of view. It is not an attack on you.
747t 11 months ago
I really like this instrument, its pretty expensive also :(
pkboudpk 1 year ago
@pkboudpk Is it? I found similar models at Guitar Center from 12-30 something dollars. Maybe this one is different in a way I can't tell.
747t 11 months ago
Mark, it sounds great. I've liked the sound of the Kalimba since the EWF days. They are constructed so simply but the sound is just awesome.
EpiScintilate 2 years ago
Where do you buy one of these?
birdeeboo 2 years ago
I love your playing, Mark. I've finally tossed together the extra cash (I'm a poor student!) to where I can feel comfortable purchasing a kalimba, and this video finally made me decide to get to that step. I'm looking forward to learning to play my first instrument when the kalimba comes in the mail!
Kazooker 3 years ago
I'm so fast there is still 0 views. Haha. Love it man. Great videos. I want to get a Kalimba one day. ^_^
KadFlynn 3 years ago