October 1, 2024

I am pleased to announce that the store of Kalimba Knowledge, kalimba books, and kalimba music downloads will be available into the foreseeable future: Anthony Ghimenti will be purchasing my business Kalimba Magic. He will be assisted by kalimba enthusiasts Melissa Ghimenti (his wife) and Suzy VanDerMolen (his mother-in-law). Left to right: Anthony Ghimenti, Suzy VanDerMolen, Melissa Ghimenti, Sadie being held by Melissa, Lexie the fuzzy white dog, my wife Su Washington, and me, Mark Holdaway. For the last 19 years, I have had the joyful opportunity of making my living around one of my favorite things in the universe: playing the kalimba. Of course, I couldn’t just twiddle my

Melissa Ghimenti, spouse of Anthony Ghimenti (new owner of Kalimba Magic as of October 14, 2024) has undertaken a project of creating kalimba duets from two different songs played simultaneously. She writes: “I am so excited about learning how to notate music in KTabS! I desperately want to play duets on kalimbas with a friend to experiment playing two different songs and making a new mashup.” Ah, but that is where KTabS comes in. Sometimes, it is hard to play one song when a different song is playing. However, KTabS doesn’t care! It will play the two different songs simultaneously, no matter what they are. Use the Tie All Views

The Magadi Olive-9 Kalimba is a largely unappreciated deal. They are pretty rugged, have pretty cool special affects via the “wah wah” sound you get by tilting the kalimba body over a flat surface (like a stack of papers on a table top).  And now, we are presenting a whole load of special tunings to help you fine-tune the sound you want to get out of one of these special kalimbas. And these exotic tunings are only available at Kalimba Magic. Why Retune Your Kalimba? Some instruments, such as guitar or piano, give you all the notes you might possibly need for virtually any song. A small 9-note kalimba, on