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词汇 kalimba
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Definition of kalimba in English:

kalimba

noun kəˈlɪmbəkəˈlimbə
  • A type of African thumb piano.

    克林巴琴(一种非洲弹拨琴)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His music is an accessible blend of African drums, mouth harp, flute, kalimba, kora and several other instruments.
    • The variety of assembled instruments included a sitar, a penny whistle, a few accordions, a Celtic and a Mexican harp, an African kalimba and a Chinese dizi.
    • Painted in rather garish hot pink and viridian green, the cluster includes a tortoise shell, a bass and trombone from a mariachi band, a gourd kalimba, a shark's jaw and a horse's tail.
    • Like the chiming of the kalimba or the pulse of countless hearts in the belly of a ship, Weatherford's music recounts the rhythm's journey and evolution to an original American musical art form.
    • However elements that might sound cloying or annoying in other hands - decorative kalimba, guest vocals, over-tasteful mixing - are held in check by the leader, whose own soloing has an admirable edge.

Origin

1950s: a local word; related to marimba.

Definition of kalimba in US English:

kalimba

nounkəˈlimbə
  • A type of African thumb piano.

    克林巴琴(一种非洲弹拨琴)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Painted in rather garish hot pink and viridian green, the cluster includes a tortoise shell, a bass and trombone from a mariachi band, a gourd kalimba, a shark's jaw and a horse's tail.
    • The variety of assembled instruments included a sitar, a penny whistle, a few accordions, a Celtic and a Mexican harp, an African kalimba and a Chinese dizi.
    • However elements that might sound cloying or annoying in other hands - decorative kalimba, guest vocals, over-tasteful mixing - are held in check by the leader, whose own soloing has an admirable edge.
    • His music is an accessible blend of African drums, mouth harp, flute, kalimba, kora and several other instruments.
    • Like the chiming of the kalimba or the pulse of countless hearts in the belly of a ship, Weatherford's music recounts the rhythm's journey and evolution to an original American musical art form.

Origin

1950s: a local word; related to marimba.

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