a musical instrument; it is a hollow wooden soundbox fitted with eight keys that resonate against a raised metal rim.

an African instrument that is best described as a small, wooden box with metal tongues on the top that Samite used his thumb and fingers to pluck

(kah limb bah) is a word which means "little music" in a Central African language. Kalimba is often used to refer to a family small African instruments commonly known as a "thumb pianos". Each language group has its own name for the instrument such as "Mbira", "Sansa" or "Likembe".