Demonstration of the hybrid instrument Marovany Kalimba, playing harp music of Africa. Tunes are: Jarabi (Kora), Madio Itony Rano (Valiha), Mandry ve ny ao an tanana (Valiha), Diavolana Fenomanana (Valiha), Iny Hono Izy Ravorona (Valiha) and Isa Roa Telo (Marovany)  

This Marovany Kalimba was made for me by Ray Vincent of Ray’s Rootworks. It is a kalimba in the tuning and layout of the marovany, a box harp played on Madagascar. It’s suspended on a lavalier mechanism to permit the free use of  all fingers of both hands.


Marovany Kalimba Demonstration

[pocket piano]
[bolsa bass]
[yamaha DD]
[tribal bongo]

cg9 YAMAHA delay, bongo

Paul Abell - Scorpio Sea (1981)

John Heussenstamm - Cloud Hidden (1988)

Kosei Yamamoto - Reflections (1997)

[handmade sound track]
keyboards >
 pocket piano(c&g)
 bolsa bass(c&g)
 DR-110 
percussions>
 mbira
 ajara
 udu-drum
 saxonet
 hammond-BB
effector>
 DITTO LOOPER
 Minifooger RING mod
 BOSS TR-2
 YAMAHA Delay(DD-100)

cg9 YAMAHA delay, bongo

guci-A

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