December 15, 2010
Kalimba Magic NEWS
Kalimba Community News
- B. Michael Williams' Mbira Tablature
- Martin Klabunde's book for the Adungu, an African harp
- Kalimba and Mbira Video
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B. Michael Williams' New Mbira Tablature
B. Michael Williams writes some of the best mbira instructional materials. Following up his book from several years ago, he is now offering instructional downloads which include the tablature for several songs in a PDF file and MP3s of how the songs and each variation go. Volume I of his mbira tablature transcriptions includes the traditional Shona mbira songs Baya Wabaya, Kariga Mombe Yekare, Nyamamusango, and Shumba, while Volume II includes the songs Hangaiwa, Shumba YaNgwasha, Chipindura, and Bukatiende.
Each song has many variations, and some have kushaura and kutsinhira parts. Each volume is $20, four songs, and 34 pages, and each is enough to keep you busy for months. Profits go to Erica Azims organization, MBIRA, which supports African musicians.
At some point in the distant future, I will see if any of these songs can be arranged for the Hugh Tracey kalimbas.
Martin Klabunde's Adungu Book
Martin Klabunde has been teaching himself the Adungu, a north-eatern African harp, for the last several years, and now he is coming out with a book on how to play it. He also imports the instruments from Africa. They are beautiful and reasonably priced. If you are interested in getting one of these instruments, they are available at his Collective Awakening website.
Martin also sells Akogos - Ugandan pentatonic kalimbas, and Djembe drums.
Kalimba Video
- Zanza abete con sonagli - very beautiful!
- Zanza Ulivo
- Pop mbira music with drums and electric guitar
- Tozvireva Tingaputike Neshungu-Mbira DzeNharira - Shona mbira group
- Christmas Kalimba Music - OK, nobody in Tucson took me up on my offer to send a free CD if they told me what songs are included in this medley, so I offer that to the world: the first person to send me a message with the correct list of songs. There is one small trick though!
- Greensleeves on a Chromatic Kalimba
- Carol of the Bells on Array Mbira
- Kalimba Live iPhone application from Art Core Gaming
- John Klemmer: Smooth jazz with kalimba and sax!
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