Every quarter a new tutorial / pattern to play on your kalimba
You can find all the videos on our Youtube channel
January 2025 - Motif : 52
All the best for 2025!
Then at 0:21, presentation of the new pattern that uses 2 notes on the right side of the kalimba, 4 notes on the left side.
April 2025 - Motif : 53
A familiar motif on a duple beat with right and left thumb ostinato playing together. Everyone can experiment and improvise!
July 2025 - Motif : 54
A new version of the song Denko, with added vocals for a new arrangement. Here are the lyrics: Denko, denko Ayo korofon yé Minka fissa denko yé Ayé korofon yé Translation: The importance of the child, tell me about it! What could be more important than the child, show it to me!
October 2025 - Motif : 55
A tuning change for the October 2024 motif (No. 51): In the end, the five-note pitches are changed to make way for a special minor scale based on two different pentatonic keys. Here are the notes (in ascending order): E, G, A, B, D, E, F#, G, B, D, E.
January 2026 - Motif : 56
All the best wishes from the Ventoux kalimbas for 2026! Then at 0:23, the January motif in a duple meter using two doubled notes with the left thumb—a very interesting melodic sensation!April 2026 - Motif : 57
For this early spring, a motif that uses sixteenth notes as well as eighth notes in ostinato.
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To improve your practice of kalimba, here are 3 progressive tutorial playlists (using the patterns above) :Playlists
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