32 Key ELECTRIC Njari African Mbira Thumb Piano Kalimba Handmde Zim SHIPS frmUSA

Description: Product Description Premium hand made Njari tuned from Zimbabwe by workshop member Cypren with bright sound. Mukwa Hardwood finish, solid construction This would make an exceptional gift for a music lover. 32 metal rounded keys. Mellow tone and excellent sustain. Built in audio sensor pickup and phono jack provides excellent amplified fidelity Compare this to other non-electric mbiras online retailing for over $300 Shipped Quickly from California! Echo pedal is not included and shown for illustration. 32 metal rounded keys Built in audio sensor pickup and phono jack provides excellent amplified fidelity Njari tuned by workshop member Cypren with bright sound Compare this to other non-electric mbiras online retailing for over $300 Created by Mbira master Cypren Vambe. Shipped Quickly from California! Echo pedal is not included and shown for illustration. Built in sensor pickup for premium sound amplification. pickup and jack provides excellent amplified fidelity in this new style of workshop assembled Mbira. Expands the musical possibilities such as routing the sound output through various effects boxes or simply plugging into your favorite amp for studio or live performance. I recently returned from Zimbabwe where I had a chance to meet with Cypren Vambe and his sons for a short performance which was just fantastic. Hand made by Cypren from a block of Mukwa hardwood that is carefully selected. This Mbira has 32 metal keys and this has a particularly great tone to it with decent sustain. When each key is made they use a master mbira to adjust each key to sound the same as that master mbiras keys ensuring it is tuned correctly. This is a Large full size mbira, check the measurements in the images. This is the primary imstrument of the Shona Zezuru people of Zimbabwe and has been for hundreds of years where the instrument first originated. In a typical mbira band performance there would be 4 mbira players, one playing bass, another playing rhythm, a sub rhythm player, a lead and finally a dancer! It is quite entrancing to hear the various sections played together by experienced players. Compare this to other non-electric mbiras online retailing for over $250. Made from the same Shona mbira masters as those were but at a fraction of the price. Being born and raised in Zim I can assure you this is an authentic Zim-bira! The keys can be adjusted up/down/sideways on the board to alter the tune as you please. A good start to reading up on tuning is here: http://www.nscottrobinson.com/mbiratunings.php This could make a great gift. Please note the mbira you receive may have a slightly different wood patina than the one pictured but will be very similar. Thanks for looking. I recently returned from Zimbabwe where I had a chance to meet with some exceptional mbira makers who produced a short performance which was fabulous. Hand made from a block of carefully selected wood which is stained and sun dried prior to making the mbira so as not to interfere with the instruments acoustics. It has 32 metal keys and has a particularly great tone to it with decent sustain. When each key is made they use a master mbira to adjust each key to sound the same as that master mbiras keys ensuring it is tuned correctly. This is the primary instrument of the Shona Zezuru people of Zimbabwe and has been for hundreds of years where the instrument first originated. In a typical mbira band performance there would be 4 mbira players, one playing bass, another playing rhythm, a sub rhythm player, a lead and finally a dancer! It is quite entrancing to hear the various sections played together by experienced players. Compare this to other mbiras online retailing for over $200. Made from the same shona mbira masters as those were but at a fraction of the price. Being born and raised in Zim I can assure you this is an authentic Zim-bira! There are many links online showing one how to play the mbira. This could make a great gift. Thanks for looking. terapeak

Price: 185 USD

Location: Redondo Beach, California

End Time: 2024-02-27T03:50:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 14 USD