Ethnie: Nyamwezi
Vernaculaire: ilimba
Pays: Tanzanie
Dimension: 33 cm
Matériau: bois, métal
Clavier: de 32 lamelles
Décoration: de quelques motifs géométriques
The marimba is used among many tribes, but in particular fancied among the people of the Cental Region around Dodoma. The small wooden box is the resonator for a row of metal springs of different lengths. They are touched with the thumbs to produce the required sound.
Source: Wembah-Rachid & kirknaes J.A.R. & Jesper dans TANZANIA – 1990 – p. 29
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