kalimba – Definition in music

Definition of the French term kalimba in music:

kalimba (pitched percussion of African origin consisting of a board with metal strips that are played with the thumbs)

Language

French

Singular

kalimba

Plural

kalimbas

Abbreviation

Kal.

French musical terms related to kalimba:

bloc chinois – temple block
carillon tubulaire – tubular bells
claquebois – xylophone
cloches d'orchestre – tubular bells
cloches tubulaires – tubular bells
cymbales antiques – crotales (small cymbals organized as part of a lar...
glockenspiel – glockenspiel
hang – hang (musical instrument of metal belonging to the...
jeu de timbres – keyboard glockenspiel
marimba – marimba
marimba basse – bass marimba
marimbaphone – marimbaphone (obsolete pitched percussion instrume...
marimbula – marimbula (pitched percussion instrument from the ...
mbira – mbira (type of pitched percussion instruments conn...
métallophone – metallophone (any instrument in the subcategory of...
slentem – slenthem (Indonesian metallophone)
temple-bloc – temple block
vibraphone – vibraphone
xylophone – xylophone
xylorimba – xylorimba (pitched percussion instrument)