Kalimba Magic NEWS

New Downloads
For the Alto Kalimba and the African Karimba

• Peace and Protest Songs for the Alto
• Jurij's Karimba Journey

Just when it seemed the country couldn't get any more polarized, the Wisconsin fiasco happens! Time to break out the old Pete Seeger songs, my friends!

Peace and Protest Songs for the Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba

We are pleased to announce a new download of kalimba tablature for purchase: the Kalimba Magic Peace and Protest Song Collection for the Alto Kalimba, available for $8. This download includes the Peace Songs AAA_README file to help you orient yourself, and the PDF and KTabS* files for 30 different songs.

Among the songs on this download, you will find:

Jurij Konje's Karimba Journey

Jurij Konje purchased the Hugh Tracey African-tuned Karimba about three years ago, and he has been busy creating new music on it. Most people who create new music on their thumb pianos just create it in their heads and hearts; Jurij wrote his music out, so that he could come back to it a week, a month, or a year later, and it would still be there for him. Or better still - it is there for you and me to learn!

I am excited to announce this collaborative effort between me and Jurij - we are offering 12 of Jurij's karimba compositions as a download. Each song comes in MUSICAL STAFF notation (JPG), Jurij's original hand-written tablature (JPG - his variations are written in an elegant way), KTabS* format, KTabS produced PDF of the tablature, and an MP3 of KTabS playing. Each song has a basic part and a variation.

Jurij's songs are in an African style, with cyclical melodies and variations. Please listen to this excerpt of the song Garden, which is included in the download. Jurij's songs are simple and strong, each evoking an emotional quality or a sense of place. If you enjoyed learning the 10 Traditional African Pieces for Karimba, I think you will also like Jurij's Karimba Journey.

Read the AAA_README file that comes with this download.

Purchase Jurij's Karimba Journey for $10.

* You can learn more about KTabS on this Learn How page. In order to view the KTabS format file, you will need to install the KTabS program on your Windows computer. You can download the KTabS Reader for free, or you can download the full KTabS Program in Demo version for free (it will work for two weeks, but you can't save any files). The full KTabS program costs $30, and I can tell you that with the number of hours I have used KTabS, it is worth $1000 to me! While it is not for the faint of heart, it is possible to get KTabS to run on the Mac.