Mbira, Kalimba, and Hugh Tracey

Here is part of the story of Hugh Tracy, the man who studied and preserved many examples of traditional African Lamellaphones in the 1930s - 1950s. He also transformed the instrument into the modern kalimba.
(i gloss over issues of cultural appropriation. i have always known the kalimba, and have also done my part in learning about the mbira and its sister instruments. but i am coming from a place of love and joy here… i acknowledge that every kalimba owes its existence to the mbira and other traditional instruments. and i experience joy in both the traditional and the non-traditional kalimbas. my job is not to judge here, but to educate… and to have fun as i play these instruments i love so much.)
And I show part of the path of how the kalimba got to be so popular.

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I take my hat off to YOU, Mark. You've definitely changed my life as well. Thank you

[@MakeItInterestingNow]

Wonderful video, thank you Mark.

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trade and exchanges that bring innovation🥰

[@Kalimbisteto]

Loved your explanation accompanied by the sparkly mbira! Reminded me of an ancestral fable…

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Ok I finaly scaled my kalimba to Pentatonic... It changed everything.

[@Portponky]

Great video, I learned a lot! I have to try that double pentatonic tuning, it sounds great.

[@YuanSuScratch]

thank you