Danny Boy on the Hugh Tracey Kalimba

[@primeEmu16]

I love the blending of cultures. A nostalgic irish song played on a tranquil instunment from africa. It really makes me appreciate things when I hear this :)

[@kalimbamagic]

The kalimba box acts as a "Helmholtz Resonator", and the resonant frequency changes as you cover and uncover the sound hole. There are also sound holes on the back that I cover and uncover with my fingers (you cannot see them), so if the sound has vibrato when you do not see my thumb covering the front hole, it is from the back holes/fingers.

[@starwoors5343]

The sound is so CRISP and GENTLE!!! Buying one!!!!

[@LovelyDay11]

Your playing is just magical. Such a great gift.

[@karli34]

+Prelestnost2 Playing that good is not a gift. The gift is having the desire to make wonderful music in your heart. The rest is continued practice :)

[@LovelyDay11]

karli34 Oh I don't know, there is such a thing as being a talented musician, you know some are just better at creating music than others. But I like your optimism.

[@mjremy2605]

So beautiful, I could cry. Thank you very much!!

[@sKRPZ]

i just bought my first kalimba yesterday and i cant wait for it to come in the mail!!! its just so soothing, i wish to learn to play as well as you one day :>

[@lumpyspacelion]

Dalai Momma Good luck!

[@domzdaman373]

Dalai Momma I just bought one for myself yesterday too!! Granted your comment is two years old and only holds validity for 12 more hours.. but whatever! still pretty damn cool!!

[@letsattemptthis4619]

I did the exact same thing waiting rn

[@dudemanjones11]

Hey man! Did your kalimba arrive yet? Lol

[@Growler6t6]

Mark, I realize that this comment comes over two years after this video was posted, but I have just recently discovered kalimba music and I can sit and watch you play one for totally ever.

[@kalimbamagic]

@libertyisbest You are welcome - I was just watching this one last night and enjoying it - pre-thinking where my thumbs would go to play this, instead of PRACTICING - usually I think of recordings as "Oh, I 'm sure I could do better" - but was pleased with the result on this one in spite of the errors, which you might not even detect. -Mark

[@oliviaisorange]

so peaceful

[@Helm_To_108]

So peaceful, so calming. Its definitely the "music box" sound. It just lulls you right to a land of peace and quiet.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

so soothing

[@SOUNDsculptures]

Beautifully done

[@DorteBass2012]

Amazing!!!

[@fransiscocomotu647]

Wish I had that talent,that was brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

[@aguacun]

beautyful

[@herrgrauwolf4862]

Beautiful. Really. And I am not an easy person.

[@kalimbamagic]

Thank you - you are sweet!

[@kalimbamagic]

@jgk381 Why thank you. I have been playing for 25 years.... so if I'm good, I've earned it. -Mark

[@DestinyTheOpenDoor]

I just purchased and feel I have a knack at it already. I will purchase the books to learn more! Thanks for your guided instruction! They are awesome!!!

[@kalimbamagic]

Thank you !

[@Pamelamusic371]

Beautiful🎶😍

[@kalimbamagic]

This is the Hugh Tracey Bb Treble, which is my own modification of the standard setup for the Hugh Tracey Treble Kalimba. I import them from Africa and sell them online at my KalimbaMagic web site. The coupon code CAT11 gets you 11% off so the cost of THIS instrument - Bb Treble Kalimba without electronic pickup - is just over $100.

[@kalimbamagic]

You can buy this kalimba - the Bb Treble Hugh Tracey Kalimba - from my web store at Kalimba Magic. The coupon code CAT11 will get you 11% off.

[@zerg.overmind]

so cute!

[@loslolloslolollos]

Beautifull, thank you for the Post

[@dysfunctional_humanoid]

Wow I love how it sounds ! :o

[@DrJohnPollard]

Wow, masterful. Very inspiring.

[@Leutschuk]

WOW that was beautiful

This is pure magic!

[@kalimbamagic]

Chloe - when I have a lot of gigs, I paint my nails with super glue. ALSO, some types of kalimba have rougher tines than others. You may be able to smooth the tines with a dremmel tool. The Kalimba Magic web site has a "How to play kalimba" page, and "Thumb nail Care" is a page off of that one. Good Luck! -Mark

[@MichaelHenderson59]

I want to cry

[@AProtoHuman]

beautiful. thank you.

[@SharonCullenArt]

Maybe it was the resolution but the tines looked pretty worn and dirty. It is nice that they still sound great after all that use!! This was beautiful. Thank you.

[@kalimbamagic]

Sharon - this kalimba was probably made in the 1970s, possibly 1960s. I have owned it since 2005. Originally, 5 tines were painted (standard Treble, key of G, low note of B)... but I scraped the paint off and repainted it like an ALTO - with 6 other tines painted, and retuned to put the key note in the bass note.... ie, similar to the one you just ordered... except yours is in C and this one is in Bb.

[@kalimbamagic]

@soapychowder I am the main person out there who is writing out music for the different kalimbas. I don't sell the 7-note kalimbas you are referring to, so I don't write music for them. HOWEVER, I have written a book for the 8-Note kalimba, and have written a free download for a 6-Note pentatonic kalimba, which you can use if you tune the notes right. IF you go to the KalimbaMagic web site, there is a search window in the upper left corner to help you find these resources. -Mark

[@kalimbamagic]

Thank you.

[@kalimbamagic]

If all tines were plain silver, it would be so easy to get lost. The colored tines help me keep my place. For example, the root note - Bb - is located on the longest tine (right between two red tines in the center), an octave up on the red tine in the middle of the left, and two octaves up on the far right red tine. Will send you a link to an article on this. -Mark

[@ztca142]

Reminds me of a music box i use to have Ah memories

[@prospicere]

awesome!!! i just bought a medium meinl kalimba

[@StephenMannixLSAD]

a joy to listen to. :)

[@kikiphallin]

que bien suena me encanto

[@anko8aug]

nice

[@Tevatron044]

@ztca142 that's basically what a music box is. it's a manually played music box.

[@WafflerSHJ]

뭐랄까... 들으면 들을 수록 더 듣고싶어지게 되고 들으면 들을 수록 마음이 편안해진다고 해야하나... 바쁜 일상속에서 잠깐의 여유를 가지고 휴식을 취하는 느낌이 든다.

[@kalimbamagic]

The Treble goes up to D4, the Alto goes up to G3... so the Treble has 4 notes higher than the Alto. 13 notes are in common. -M

[@alrkd11]

정말 멋지네요!!

[@megakeithbell]

2 questions.. what key is your Kalimba tuned in? I just got a 14 key kalimba and tuned it to Bb starting with E as the lowest note. 2. Do you ever do tutorials?

[@Tevatron044]

god this thing is gorgeous

[@ULSWC]

Do the higher notes on the alto not sound as good as on the treble (because of the smaller body)? Or does that not effect the sound of the notes?

[@tubedk1979]

癒される。

[@Marsbonfire007]

I have a Hugh Tracey and was wondering if there is a video showing the tuning for it?

[@kalimbamagic]

If you search "Tuning Kalimba" you will find my videos showing you how to tune the kalimba. If you go to Kalimba Magic web site, click on "How to Play Kalimba", then there are several options for different types of kalimba, and those pages will show the tuning charts for each. - Mark

[@toto321456]

Real Question : I have no nails, it work?

[@kalimbamagic]

toto321456 Nails help you with the "glissando" - ie, dragging your nail over 2, 3, or 4 adjacent tines to make a chord. I estimate 10-20% of kalimba players play with their thumb flesh and not their thumb nails. They get calusses over the course of about a month, which will not be painful. There is another option - Alaska Piks are guitar finger picks made of PVC, and XL size can go on your thumbs, but you need a little bit of nail for the pick to slide under.

[@toto321456]

kalimbamagic OK, thank you very much :) , I'll try to let them grow a bit. This sound is just .....waouh

[@johnebgood108]

quit biting you nails. buy some real food!!

[@herrgrauwolf4862]

You have a solution for everything, do you, Einstein?

[@MissCountryChloe]

Soooo pretty! I purchased a kalimba after seeing "First Look Inside", and man, it's tearing up my nails. Any tips?

[@jgk381]

@kalimbamagic Thanks, one more quick question, I'm trying to decide between getting a treble or alto hugh tracey. What's the relationship between the octvaves of the two. For example, is the highest note on the alto, the lowest note on the treble? I really like the trebly sound of the treble, can I get some of those high notes from the treble on the alto as well?

[@gaiuscassius]

There's something truly magical about this instrument. Reminds me magic boxes a lot :). I've been thinking about getting one of those this year. 17 notes is enough to play covers and get a decent expression and character?

[@jgk381]

Hi, I just wondered how long you've been playing? You've truly mastered this instrument. Kudos, it sounds beautiful :-)

[@anylewylewy6995]

Sir, what is the diffrent between alto and treble in hugh trecey brand

[@pillikoda]

Ilus pill Aitäh !

[@yvonnestaun400]

Yes sådan en vil jeg have,det lyder smukt og det må jeg da kan lære ik???

[@angel006a]

che tenes razon xP pero solo en la escala ascendente creo

[@peaceluvnbball]

@kalimbamagic , how much was the kalimba, and where did you buy it?

[@christinazito7438]

Hi I went to go look at the tabs but it has 3 options, Treble, Bb treble and alto. I know I have a 17key Kalimba in the key of C so not sure which one that is

[@kalimbamagic]

The Bb Treble Tablature will work for your 17 Note in C - the notes at the foot will all be a whole step low, but the positions of the tines will all be the same as for your 17-Note in C.

[@KMoney4680]

I'm hoping to get one for my birthday in May. Time to stop biting my nails lol

[@Stemma3]

The wah-wah effect sounds when you're not doing it with your finger over the hole. Were you miming the whole time?

[@kalimbamagic]

There are two little holes in the back also, and you get the deepest wah wah when you cover and uncover both front and back holes. No, I could never play this song (or any others) exactly the same way twice.

[@karli34]

+Stemma3 In addition to what +kalimbamagic wrote: If you slowly shake the Kalimba left and right while it sounds you will also hear a wah-wah like effekt. In particular when you do it in front of a microphone. The cause is that you change the "running length" of the sound waves from ther origin to the "sensor" (microphone or your own ears, for example). The "running length" of the sound waves become stretched or compressed depending on how you move the Kalimba. This is not unlike a car's engine noise which seems to sound higher while the car is approaching you and lower when the car drives away.

[@Stemma3]

Oh, thank you, guys. xD

[@oliviaisorange]

it makes me super sleepy!

[@charlyaelami672]

en que escala esta? cromatic? pentatonic?

[@jwul28]

beautyfuckingful

[@adrianabarreiros8155]

Las notas de la canción para tocar en mi Kalimba

[@Pocketsnuggies]

Are you still in business? Thanks.

[@markholdaway7156]

Yes. We ship MWF every week. We are 2 people practicing extreme social isolation and we should be able to keep going into the future.

[@Pocketsnuggies]

Mark Holdaway i ask bcause i paid for downloads on your site and it came back saying ‘order not existed’.

[@MrPopinjay]

Have you ever played with your fingers rather than your thumbs?

[@christinazito7438]

MrPopinjay it’s meant to play with your thumbs so you use your hands to hold it just like your phone

[@mrkaroleks.638]

Huah

[@ThreeARKs]

I assume you can't play this exact same song on the alto since it only has 15 tines?

[@kawako2]

どうやってもこんなになだらかなアルペジオができない…

[@joanquesada1]

how the fuck do you toon that??

[@pastorius1984]

welcome to yoshi´s island !!

[@Rick_Cleland]

I'm Irish and is this a potato joke? I'm offended.