via Cikira"I had two of the prettiest items in my studio side by side while I was getting them settled in--both musical interfaces with plenty of black lacquer woodwork. You can tell they want to be together! The genoQs Octopus is familiar, of course. The other is a burl-top four-octave Array Mbira; no MIDI, just organic goodness and a pair of pickups beggin' for delays. They're such an elegant pair, I thought I'd share. :-)"
Update via Chef Barry in the comments: "Search for youtube vids of the Array Mbira. It sounds friggin gorgeous! Like this: [video below]"
Close up of the Array Mbira
YouTube via puppetpatti
"I keep getting messages about folks wanting to see this beautiful instrument close up so just put this together to show you :0) If you google Array Mbira, the website to this GLORIOUS instrument will come up and you can read all about it. Thanks to all of you who come to see my stuff. I really enjoy playing this mbira and it just fills my soul and heart."
Wow, gorgeous. I was in Zimbabwe about two years ago, before the election and the disasters that followed, and I bought a thumb piano as a souvenir. I had never heard of an Array Mbira before--pickups! Very cool. I'll have to look for audio examples.
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Search for youtube vids of the Array Mbira. It sounds friggin gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLike this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joF4b2Q7i0U