Turn off the DAW and put down the tablet. David Hilowitz (previously) got his thumbs on the Bastl Kalimba, a peculiar and ...

If you said it’s one of the many names for an African thumb piano, you’d be right. If you know the Everett-based band Kalimba, you not only answered correctly, you probably know what a great Earth, ...

The kalimba, or thumb piano, is an easy way to make some music even if you have next to no idea what you’re doing. The only real downside is that they are limited to the twinkly sounds of metal tines ...

It might feel like a delicate physical instrument, but Bastl’s Kalimba is capable of some seriously impressive synth sounds ...

Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba. Its tines don’t really make much sound.

Widely considered one of the most innovative, enthralling, and entertaining bands of the 1970s and beyond, Earth, Wind & Fire has cultivated a huge fan base spread across multiple generations over the ...