Kalimba

The kalimba is an instrument belonging to the category of fingering idiophones, in which small metallic plates (tongues) are attached to one end of a generally wooden base. Sound is produced when the plates are pressed with the fingers and released.

The earliest known idiophones date from about 1000 BC, and in Brazil they were brought by Africans.

Watch the video below and learn more about the kalimba.