kalimba

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kalimba

noun kalimbas

A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira. Typical instruments used for making traditional Sierra Leonean music include bench drums, or gumbe; other drums; a kind of xylophone called the balangi; and a type of piano called the sansa (also known as a kalimba or mbira) that is played with the thumb.

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@misc{kalimba_2026,
  title = {kalimba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kalimba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}