A West African banjo-like akonting instrument on ... we had longstanding music traditions on the thumb piano, on the balafon [a gourd-resonating xylophone], the various wooden key instruments ...

It later became a popular American instrument, along with the djembe, kora, and the kalimba (a hand-held African thumb piano instrument played by Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire).

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Mbira is a musical instrument traditionally from Zimbabwe in Africa. It's sometimes called a thumb piano. Mbira is made from a wooden block, about the size of an adult hand. On top of the wood are ...

Standing on a table that transforms his posture to the statuesque, his presentation of his physicality almost reminds one of ...

“For most of us, this is one side of our lives and then we’re back home at our various jobs,” said Jesse Larson, 31, who ...

He will narrate stories from his hometown of Kamakwie in West Africa. “I will be sharing ... You will also get to hear the djembe drum, congoma thumb piano and Fulani flute which will be used ...

The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Feb. 21 representatives from the American Red Cross will be making a presentation. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch ...

I suck my thumb when I sleep (laughs ... Occasionally I host friends to barbecue and I manage to sneak some piano time. I listen to a lot of music throughout this process – anything from ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday. “In the process, the Preside ...