Every quarter a new tutorial / pattern to play on your kalimba

Patterns 2019 - Patterns 2020/21 - Patterns 2022 - Patterns 2023/24 - Patterns 2025/26


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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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