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Bass kalimba aka. Marimbula aka. Rhumba box

I recently saw the Jamaican mento band The Jolly Boys and noticed they feature a sort of giant kalimba-type instrument as a bass. I thought people here might be interested. Apparently these things are known as Marimbulas or Rhumba boxes and were a common feature of mento bands and are also used in Cuban music. I reckon they could work nicely in a cigar box type of band too.

Here's a couple of pictures to illustrate

For more info on The Jolly Boys see,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/665c

http://jollyboysmusic.com

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Permalink Reply by Mark on September 24, 2010 at 9:08pm

Sorry, pics don't seem to show up. Here are links to them:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jollyboysmusic/4985488763/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jollyboysmusic/4864037850/

Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on September 25, 2010 at 1:27am

Dennis Havlena has plans on how to build one!

http://www.dennishavlena.com/bk.htm

Permalink Reply by Alan Roberts on September 25, 2010 at 3:00am

Josh Humphrey does amazing work, and is my sensei here in Oregon. Here's a link to his Bass Kalimba:
http://jbhguitars.com/site/index.php?page_id=9

Permalink Reply by Conrad on September 26, 2010 at 11:15am

If you watch Kenny Chesney's video " Everybody wants to go to heaven" right near the beginning a gent is playing a marimbula.

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