February 7, 2019

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Mark Holdaway

33 Intermediate Songs: A Download for 17-Note Kalimba in C

Classical – African – Americana – Spirituals – And more! Click to Purchase the new “33 Intermediate Songs” Download Learn to play kalimba like a pro, by learning from a pro – that’s me, Mark Holdaway! If you have been working your way through the “44 Beginner Songs” download, then “33 Intermediate Songs” is the next purchase to continue your progress. This 82-page single PDF download contains the kalimba tablature for all of the songs, and live links to enable you to download the sound recordings I have made to demonstrate each song. Says one recent happy customer: “I am very impressed with the quality of the ebook I just

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ABNA BON – Ambient Recording Artists Focusing on Karimba

The kalimba shapes their compositions. They shape the kalimba’s sound in their recording process. Anna Donahoo and Bob Guido are ABNA BON Anna Donahoo and Bob Guido are ABNA BON. This husband-wife duo produces cool ambient music for various soundtrack projects, and their music includes live drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, violins, voice… and of course, kalimba. They have an ethereal sound all their own. Part of that sound comes from their philosophy, part of the sound comes from their recording techniques, and part just comes from the inherent nature of the kalimba. “With the kalimba, melody and rhythm are kind of the same. You can’t think of melody on the

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Mark Holdaway

My Personal Experience Using Alaska Piks

I learned so much from dealing with a recently broken thumb nail Click to go to Alaska Pik product page Don’t you hate it when people write about an experience as if they have had it, when they haven’t? OK, that was me last month, but I got religion in recent weeks. Last month I wrote a blog post on how to fine tune your Alaska Piks to your thumb. This month I broke a thumb nail, but I was obliged to play kalimba anyway… Let’s just say I now have a whole lot more useful information on using Alaska Piks with the kalimba. And lots of illustrations! So, if you

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