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Eduardo Keni
Kalimba mudoko maker & player Phone: +258 86 710 4863 (Sr. Malone's phone, who lives ~25km away; no whatsapp)Place of residence: Behind primary school, Nhabese, Guro district, Manica province
Eduardo Keni, also known as Nyamalimba, makes and plays the Kalimba mudoko. He belongs to the Tonga ethnic group. His nickname "Nyamalimba" refers to his skill as a malimba player, as the kalimba is also called by people in his locality. Keni himself calls his instrument Kalimba mudoko (small kalimba). (Cangola explains that the prefix "ka-" refers to something small in many Bantu Languages, whereas "ma-" means something big. The morpheme "-limba" itself means "strong".)
Biography
(Coming soon...)
Music
Kubara mwana kubverana (~Getting a child is an agreement between husband and wife, in marriage)
Uchariranyi chamunawe Pt.1 (~For what are you crying, man) A proverbial phrase addressed to a man who lost most of his sons to neglect which resulted in their deaths. When the man began crying, his friends questioned why he was upset since he was responsible for his children's fate. Listen to a transcription of a few cycles »
Ndiribe kurora Pt.4 (~I didn't marry)
Nkazi wanyakwawa nimuko (~It is prohibited to touch the wife of the leader [chief])
Kubara mwana nkupangana Margarida Pt.1 (~Getting a child is an agreement, Margarida)
Reka ntchanje nyakuparikiwa (~Don't be jealous, second wife [in a polygamous relationship])
Keni's instruments
Instrument information »
Kalimba mudoko tuning pt.1
Kalimba mudoko tuning pt.2