Malimba

Malimba [*madimba], 1. xylophone of the Bapende and Bambana of the Congo, with 17 slabs and gourd resonators with mirliton devices (see: madimba). The slabs are strung on 2 cords; 2. xylophone of the Bango-Bango of the Congo, without resonators; a form of manja; 3. African horn similar to the marimbula (31, 152). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Boone, Olga. “Les Xylophones du Congo Belge,” Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, Ethnographie, Series III. Tervueren, 1936. Ortiz…