Models

2 models

  • Hugh Tracey Treble Kalimba

    Seventeen tuned tines on a kiaat board

    Hand percussion · South Africa

    Tracey's kalimba takes the mbira of southern Africa and gives it a Western diatonic tuning and a solid resonating board, which made it playable by people outside the tradition and turned it into the instrument most of the world calls a kalimba.

  • Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba

    The lower, fuller-toned kalimba

    Hand percussion · South Africa

    The alto sits an octave below the treble with fifteen tines, and is the one most often used for accompaniment rather than melody.