Kalimba 'Sansula' - Pygmy / G minor Africa

The Kalimba, commonly nicknamed “Piano à Pouces” by its mode of play, is a percussion instrument (family of lamellophones and idiophones) originating in Africa. It takes different names depending on the region: Karimba (Uganda), Kondi (Sierra Leone), Likembe (Congo), Mangambeu (Cameroon), Mbila (South Africa), Mbira (Zimbabwe), Sanza (Central Africa), etc …

She was then taken by slaves to Latin America, where she gave birth to the Cuban Marimbula and the Jamaican Rhumba Box.

Nowadays, there are also “westernized” models, designed to adapt to various musical styles: tuning, design, technical innovations such as resonance skin or amplification, etc …