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FloraC: Text replacement - "{{todo|Cultural expertise}}" to "{{Todo|cultural expertise}}"

2025-12-27T18:02:41Z

Text replacement - "{{todo|Cultural expertise}}" to "{{Todo|cultural expertise}}"

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BudjarnLambeth: {{todo|Cultural expertise}}

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ArrowHead294 at 18:28, 13 March 2025

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	Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references:		Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references:

	* http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/ (Tuning a kalimba to the [[~~Bohlen-Pierce\|Bohlen-Pierce~~]] ~~scale~~)		* http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/ (Tuning a kalimba to the [[Bohlen–Pierce scale]])
	* A kalimba in ~~Bohlen-Pierce~~ tuning is also used in [http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/ Just Her – Jester – Gesture] and [http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/ Burning Petrol], compositions by [[Georg_Hajdu\|Georg Hajdu]].		* A kalimba in Bohlen–Pierce tuning is also used in [http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/ Just Her – Jester – Gesture] and [http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/ Burning Petrol], compositions by [[Georg_Hajdu\|Georg Hajdu]].
	* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]		* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]

BudjarnLambeth: On FB Messenger, Joseph Monzo requested that I update his name on all pages where it occurs, so I am doing that

2024-12-07T18:00:21Z

On FB Messenger, Joseph Monzo requested that I update his name on all pages where it occurs, so I am doing that

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	The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by ~~Joe~~ Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.		The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by [[Joseph Monzo]] on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.

	== Kalimbas used in microtonal music ==		== Kalimbas used in microtonal music ==

BudjarnLambeth at 01:43, 17 March 2024

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	* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]		* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]

	== Array ~~Mbira~~ ==		=== Array mbira ===
	The [http://www.arraymbira.com ~~Array Mbira~~] is a xenharmonic instrument designed and built by [[Bill Wesley]]. Wesley's description:		The [http://www.arraymbira.com array mbira] is a xenharmonic instrument designed and built by [[Bill Wesley]]. Wesley's description:

	''The 1 - 29 harmonics are tuned into the 15 five octave courses on the players right, and the 1 - 29 subharmonics are tuned into the 15 octave courses on the players left.''		''The 1 - 29 harmonics are tuned into the 15 five octave courses on the players right, and the 1 - 29 subharmonics are tuned into the 15 octave courses on the players left.''

BudjarnLambeth: Added info about the array mbira

2024-03-17T01:42:56Z

Added info about the array mbira

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	{{Wikipedia\|Mbira}}		{{Wikipedia\|Mbira}}
	The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.		The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.

	~~== Reference material on Mbira ==~~
	* Paul F. Berliner, [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html The Soul of Mbira], University of Chicago Press, 1993.
	* L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span style="">, 2008.</span>

	== Kalimbas used in microtonal music ==		== Kalimbas used in microtonal music ==
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	* http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/ (Tuning a kalimba to the [[Bohlen-Pierce\|Bohlen-Pierce]] scale)		* http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/ (Tuning a kalimba to the [[Bohlen-Pierce\|Bohlen-Pierce]] scale)
	* A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/ Just Her – Jester – Gesture] and [http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/ Burning Petrol], compositions by [[Georg_Hajdu\|Georg Hajdu]].		* A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/ Just Her – Jester – Gesture] and [http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/ Burning Petrol], compositions by [[Georg_Hajdu\|Georg Hajdu]].
			* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]

	== ~~Further development of kalimba-type instruments~~ ==		== Array Mbira ==
	~~Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further~~.		The [http://www.arraymbira.com Array Mbira] is a xenharmonic instrument designed and built by [[Bill Wesley]]. Wesley's description:

	* [~~https~~://m.~~youtube~~.~~com~~/~~watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends~~]		''The 1 - 29 harmonics are tuned into the 15 five octave courses on the players right, and the 1 - 29 subharmonics are tuned into the 15 octave courses on the players left.''
	* [~~http~~://www.~~arraymbira~~.~~com Array~~ Mbira]
			''C1 is the harmonic "1" and D#6 the subharmonic "1". The 12 octave courses in the center, 6 harmonic and 6 subharmonic, form a rough chromatic series of 12 notes or "pitch classes" with this capacity being unique to choosing the minor third difference between the harmonic 1 and subharmonic 1. The exact ratio used for the minor third difference between the harmonic 1 and subharmonic 1 pitch classes is 13/11.''

			''Pitch shifting effects pedals are controlled by a stereo-out foot-actuated expression pedal for added pitch shift effects which pedals also provide unique tones for the tines.''

			Wesley produced the following diagrams of the instrument's layout:
			<gallery>
			BillWesleyKeyboardLeft.jpg\|The left half of the instrument.
			BillWesleyKeyboardRight.jpg\|The right half of the instrument.
			</gallery>

			== Reference material on Mbira ==
			* Paul F. Berliner, [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html The Soul of Mbira], University of Chicago Press, 1993.
			* L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span style="">, 2008.</span>

	[[Category:African music]]		[[Category:African music]]
	[[Category:Instruments]]		[[Category:Instruments]]

BudjarnLambeth: Added category African music

2024-01-28T01:18:55Z

Added category African music

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	* [http://www.arraymbira.com Array Mbira]		* [http://www.arraymbira.com Array Mbira]

			[[Category:African music]]
	[[Category:Instruments]]		[[Category:Instruments]]

Fredg999: Fredg999 moved page Kalimba (mbira) to Kalimba: WP:CRITERIA (concision)

2023-01-12T05:33:42Z

Fredg999 moved page Kalimba (mbira) to Kalimba: WP:CRITERIA (concision)

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Fredg999: Fix Wikipedia link

2023-01-12T05:30:55Z

Fix Wikipedia link

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	The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.		The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.

Fredg999: Cleanup, added Sevish music links

2023-01-12T05:30:38Z

Cleanup, added Sevish music links

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	The [[African~~\|african~~]]~~-origin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba kalimba/~~mbira] is ~~another~~ instrument that is small ~~and~~ cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional ~~Mbira~~ masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.		{{Wikipedia\|Kalimba}}
			The '''kalimba''', a modern version of the [[African]] '''mbira''', is an instrument that is small, cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/makemicromusic/topicId_11002.html#11005 this article] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.

	~~__FORCETOC__~~		== Reference material on Mbira ==
	~~-----~~		* Paul F. Berliner, [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html The Soul of Mbira], University of Chicago Press, 1993.
			* L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span style="">, 2008.</span>

	=~~Reference material on Mbira=~~		== Kalimbas used in microtonal music ==
	~~Paul F. Berliner, [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html The Soul of Mbira], University of Chicago Press, 1993.~~

	L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span style="">, 2008.</span>

	=Kalimbas used in microtonal music=
	Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music:		Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music:

	[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_78054.html#78060 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060] (Kalimba tuned to [[OverToneSeries\|harmonic series]], [[George_Secor\|George D. Secor]])		* [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_78054.html#78060 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060] (Kalimba tuned to [[OverToneSeries\|harmonic series]], [[George_Secor\|George D. Secor]])
			* [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_78106.html#78106 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106] (Kalimba tuned to [[Mavila#Mavila\|Mavila]] pentatonic, <span style="">[[Petr_Pařízek\|Petr Pařízek]]</span>)
	[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_78106.html#78106 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106] (Kalimba tuned to [[Mavila#Mavila\|Mavila]] pentatonic, <span style="">[[Petr_Pařízek\|Petr Pařízek]]</span>)

	There are YouTube videos of microtonal kalimba music:		There are YouTube videos of microtonal kalimba music:

	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4 ([[Jacob_Barton\|Jacob Barton]] playing kalimba at the [http://www.untwelve.org UnTwelve] event on the 31.07.2008)		* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4 ([[Jacob_Barton\|Jacob Barton]] playing kalimba at the [http://www.untwelve.org UnTwelve] event on the 31.07.2008)
			* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk ([[Aaron_Krister_Johnson\|Aaron Krister Johnson]] of [http://www.untwelve.org UnTwelve] playing his composition "Queen of Hearts")

	~~http~~://~~www~~.~~youtube~~.com/~~watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk (~~[[~~Aaron_Krister_Johnson\|Aaron Krister Johnson~~]] of [~~http://www.untwelve.org UnTwelve~~] ~~playing his composition "Queen of Hearts")~~		[[Sevish]] has produced several tracks with microtonal kalimba:
			* [[Fuschiamarine]]
			* [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/kalimba-practice-2012 Kalimba Practice 2012]
			* [[I Won't Forget]]
			* [[Marooned at Home]]
			* [[Sea Poem]]
			* [[You Tell Me]]

	Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references:		Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references:

	http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/ (Tuning a kalimba to the [[Bohlen-Pierce\|Bohlen-Pierce]] scale)		* http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/ (Tuning a kalimba to the [[Bohlen-Pierce\|Bohlen-Pierce]] scale)
			* A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/ Just Her – Jester – Gesture] and [http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/ Burning Petrol], compositions by [[Georg_Hajdu\|Georg Hajdu]].
	A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/ Just Her – Jester – Gesture] and [http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/ Burning Petrol], compositions by [[Georg_Hajdu\|Georg Hajdu]].

	=Further development of kalimba-type instruments=		== Further development of kalimba-type instruments ==
	Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further.		Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further.

	[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]		* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8 Kalimba with pitch bends]
			* [http://www.arraymbira.com Array Mbira]

	~~[http://www.arraymbira.com Array Mbira]~~
	~~[[Category:gateway]]~~
	[[Category:Instruments]]		[[Category:Instruments]]