Thumb piano

/θˈʌm pɪˈanəʊ/

/θˈʌm pɪˈænoʊ/

Thumb piano

any of the group of African musical instruments with a row of narrow metal pieces that is hold in the hands and played with the thumbs

synonyms : mbira

sansa

Examples

1. i bet you're wondering what it's called well it actually goes by a few names there are people who call it a umbera mera there are people who call it a kalimba kalimba and some people call it a thumb piano because you do play it with your thumbs now this instrument has been around for a long time it was created thousands of years ago in africa

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