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The Kalimba and Transformation
Humans have transformed the kalimba over millenia. The kalimba can also transform us. The kalimbas that we play and see today seem like very modern instruments, but the kalimba is rooted in many centuries of history and tradition. As is normal for humans, we have been busy remaking the kalimba and transforming these instruments into something new. It’s a process that has been going on for millenia, and people continue to transform the kalimba into something ever more amazing. But why do all of this work, continually remaking the kalimba? In part, because of love. Those who love the kalimba have always sought to improve upon it. In part, because the