Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An African musical instrument in the shape of a wooden box set with metal bars that are plucked with the fingers.
Wiktionary
- n. A type of thumb piano, similar to a mbira.
Etymologies
- Of Bantu origin; akin to Bemba ka-limba, diminutive of ci-limba, any musical instrument : ci-, noun classifier + -limba, musical instrument.
Examples
“His soothing voice complements the various instruments he plays, such as kalimba”
“The likembe (similar to the mbira or kalimba) that gives the band its signature resonating, nuanced, jingling melody is hand crafted from items salvaged from a junkyard.”
“Thumb pianos do in fact appear: the kalimba-led ballad "Yalo" is the soft, lay your head back and relax number.”
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“There were no vibes, an occasional kalimba not nearly doing the justice that a balafon might.”
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“As Ashley Kahn noted in his book-length study of Kind of Blue, Miles Davis found inspiration for the album in the sound of the African kalimba (thumb piano), which he heard during a performance of a Guinean dance troupe.”
“The Miracle can play "My Country 'Tis of Thee" on the kalimba, steel guitar and Moog, with a percussion track of rap-style scratching, and that would be enough to ensure popularity at any party.”
“(Soundbite of kalimba) Mr. BERGMAN: Then we usually put a little bit of distortion on it and then a little sound like this.”
“(Soundbite of kalimba) Mr. BERGMAN: And then there's another one, this is the - the one that I was just telling you about, the street sweeper tines from the Eastern Market, and this one is very sort of strange instrument, but it's not one that we use on too many songs.”
“(Soundbite of kalimba) Mr. BERGMAN: And then there's this other one that we ended up using which is also kind of gong-like and bassy.”
“This one is sort of a standard, sounds like a regular kalimba but just sort of like this.”
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