Kalimba Christmas Medley, I

Learn to play just like this with the ADVANCED CHRISTMAS BOOKS:

http://www.kalimbamagic.com/newsletters/newsletter4.09/whats_new_at_kalimba_m...

Some of the most beautiful kalimba music you may ever hear: Jesu Joy on Man's Desiring, O Holy Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wensaslas, Emmanuel

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[Russel894]

Are these instruments expensive? Where can you buy these? Is it hard to learn the songs?

[kalimbamagic]

You can get poor ones for $30, this one costs a bit over $100 and is very capable of making great music. As to learning - I invite you to go to my KalimbaMagic web site and click on Learn How to Play - the best resource for learning to play like this is the Kalimba Tablature - i have written many books, and others are starting to write books as well. -Mark

[owdray]

may i ask, which kalimba is this? ( I'm totally new to this kalimba thing and I was thinking of getting one for myself and I was thinking of getting one like yours in particular.) Any advice? :P

btw, you're awesome!

[kalimbamagic]

This is the Hugh Tracey Bb Treble Kalimba - the Alto Kalimba is the most popular (they outsell the Treble 3:1) - but this is a Treble that has been modified to be more like the alto, with the side effect of being tuned to the key of Bb.

If you have BIG hands or like to play with guitars, go for the G Alto.

The Trebles are a bit smaller w 17 (ie, 2 more than alto) tines - if you

don't want to play w guitars, or if you play with Trumpet, Trombone, etc,

and have normal or small hands, Bb treble!

[Mark9309]

I would never have known this instrument existed unless I found it on Youtube. Very primitive instrument but there is beauty in simplicit. Just wish it was a little louder. I like the wah wah affect.

[kalimbamagic]

Louder? It stands up fine to a couple of acoustic guitars. Then again there is the "electric kalimba" option. -M

[andycavaco]

Esse instrumento é muito legal !

[Xana6637]

im gonna buy that one!! :)

[owdray]

@kalimbamagic

Thanks for the info! I have rather small hands and reaching for eights in piano is just nice for me. I think I'll go for the Bb treble!!

However, the only one i can buy from the music store around my area is

a large 17 note mbira rosewood. I wonder if that is recommended or comparable to the hugh tracey one?

[FCO0710]

looks like hes waving his thumb up and down over the soundhole

[JollyJakester]

Is this kalimba you're playing an alto kalimba. I count 17 tines. I think the treble kalimba has 15 times, unless it's the other way??

[JollyJakester]

Have loved the kalimba for a few years and will be buying one or two in a couple of weeks. Will probably get the Hugh Tracey alto and maybe also a chromatic. How do you get that vibrato sound?