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The Kalimba History Video
The Prime Lesson: The Kalimba Comes From Africa I recently got this message in my Facebook feed: “Hey man, I just wanted to say thank you for your research regarding the kalimba. I came across it randomly and thought it originated in Asia, but boy was I wrong! Thank you for showing us where its true roots lie.” Yes, so many kalimbas are made in China that the African roots of the instrument are becoming obscured. I have a really cool video I made that explains some of the important parts of the kalimba’s story in Africa. Part of the story of the kalimba’s birth, evolution, and migration in