15 key nyunga nyunga, amazing sound, beginners mbira , african instrument , african kalimba, thumb piano, made to order

The 15 key nyunga nyunga african mbira is tuned in G. Easy , small and flexible to use it makes a good beginner's mbira. It is an African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs. Key pitch radiates out from the center, rather than from left to right. Background of mbira kalimba With its roots from the Southern African region, the mbira, kalimba musical instrument is believed to have been in existence for more than a thousand years to this period and more developed in Zimbabwe, particularly among the Shona-speaking people. Other variations of mbira were made in Zambia such as karimba, mucapata and sansa in Tanzania and kalimbe in central Africa. Now, the African instrument is being produced in European and Asian countries as a thumb piano. Mbira is more than just an instrument. In Zimbabwe it carries a significant role in the country’s tradition and culture, and carries a traditional musical identity. Because of the traditional history of mbira, today people think every mbira player as a spirit medium, which is not the case. “It does not mean every mbira player is a spirit medium, if that were the case we would have seen a lot of foreigners being spirit mediums of African ancestors. It is just like any other musical instrument like a guitar or a piano and of course because of its soothing sound can be used for meditation and as background music for yoga lovers.