Kalimba Magic NEWS

In an email sent to me in 2005, Christian Carver lit a match that exploded into my business, Kalimba Magic. Sitting down and talking with Christian this past June about Africa, African wood, traditional African instruments, African self-confidence and the way that Africa has changed the world was a mind-blowing experience...

Each month, we will be featuring a different CD of African music that you can play kalimba with. This month's African CD is Dumela by Thandi Moore from South Africa. This vocal-based music is rich in traditional African sounds. We show you how to retune your kalimba to play along with each track.

• Kinobe and Kalumba in Tucson • A new design for a bass kalimba from John Roff • N. Scott Robinson on the amadinda • Gary Diggins, sound therapist, goes to Africa • Martin Daws uses kalimba in Spoken Word Artistry • Work on non-western scales, overtones, and harmony • Kalimba echoes from 1968 —one woman's experience • Martha Hopkins, author of Second Chances • Sharon Eaton's song for the Chromatic Kalimba • And now for some real fun: the kalimba in video