Malimbe

Malimbe
For the birds called Malimbe, see Malimbus.

The malimbe is a type of xylophone from the Congo which is described as having both male and female counterparts; the former has 15 wooden bars, the latter has nine.[1] "Malimbe" also refers to a lamellaphone or mbira type instrument amongst the Nyamwezi of Tanzania.[2]

See Mbira and Marimba

References

  • Anderson, Lois. The Miko Modal System of Kiganda Xylophone Music. 2 vols. Phd Diss. UCLA, 1968.
  • Galpin, Francis. A textbook of European musical instruments, their origin, history and character. (reprint) Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1976.
  • Kaptain, Laurence. The wood that sings: the marimba in Chiapas, Mexico. Everett, Pa. : HoneyRock, 1992.
  • Wiggins, Trevor and Joseph Kobom. Xylophone music from Ghana. Indiana, IN: White Cliffs Media, 1992.
  • Warner Dietz, Betty and Olatunji, Michael Babatunde. (1965). Musical Instruments of Africa: Their Nature, Use, and Place in The Life of a Deeply Musical People. New York: John Day Company.

Journal Articles

  • Tracey, Hugh, 'A Case for the Name Mbira' in the African Music Society Journal, no. 3 (1964)

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