The multi-named thumb piano is quite an important foundational instrument for contemporary music all over the world, although it's perhaps not always recognized as such. In Congo, colonial era ...

What are they? "Thumb piano" is a generic, westernised name for a range of different sub-Saharan lamellophones (instruments played by plucking tuned fixed metal tines or keys). Usually, thumb piano ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wood box thumb piano with forty metal ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A small thumb piano made from a ...