likembe

The likembe is a lamellaphone idiophone, and both of the instruments pictured and described here (the two gallery images) originated in ethnic groups living in the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

: an African musical instrument that consists of a wooden or gourd resonator and a varying number of tuned metal or wooden strips that vibrate when plucked.

plucked idiophones In the classification of musical instruments the kalimba is in the category of lamellophones or plucked idiophones (Hornbostel-Sachs system). Kalimba is one of the names used for this 15-key African lamellophone.

Kalimba is one name for a type of instrument known as a lamellaphone, consisting of thin metal or split cane tongues mounted on a resonating board or box.

The instrument varies between 60 and 30 cm. long, and comes in three types according to it s sound: kaba zurna, orta kaba zurna and cura zurna (zil zurna).

The gabbang, also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical instrument made of bamboo widely used in southern Philippines. Among the Tausugs and Samas, it is commonly played to accompany songs and dances as a solo instrument or accompanied by the biola.

Mbira (the name of both the instrument and the music) is mystical music which has been played for over a thousand years by certain tribes of the Shona people, a group which forms the vast majority of the population of Zimbabwe, and extends into Mozambique.

In Zimbabwe, a Shona mbira piece consists of a basic cyclical pattern which includes numerous intertwined melodies, often with contrasting and syncopated rhythms. There are extensive possibilities for rhythmic and melodic variation within the traditional improvisational style.

musical instrument. Also known as: kalimba, kilembe, kilimba, likembe, mbila sansa, sansa, thumb piano, timbrh.

Tracey's design was modeled after the mbira nyunga nyunga and named ''Kalimba'' after an ancient predecessor of the mbira family of instruments. The kalimba is basically a westernized younger version of mbira.

The kalimba is a hand held musical instrument that's easy for anyone to learn. It has its origins in African and is sometimes called an African thumb piano or just a thumb piano. You may also see them be called an mbira, but they are a slightly different instrument.

The principal features of the zurna are the body, a reed, and a cap. The reed, called “Ramish” in Armenian, is technically made up of two parts: a reed and a metal mouthpiece. The zurna has a bright and fulgurating tone, a very loud sound and is suitable for both solo performances and ensembles.