Kalimba Solo for Lotus
You can buy a full video tutorial of the Kalimba Solo for Lotus for $12 USD. A File Download dialog box will automatically appear a few seconds after payment. Choose "Save File" and click OK. Please make sure that pop-ups are enabled in your browser. High quality audio file, MIDI or sheet music can be obtained in exchange for a donation. Please send whatever amount you think is fair here.
Similar video tutorial of my another kalimba composition - Air is also available. You can request it via contact form
“Kalimba solo for Lotus” was the most viewed kalimba video ever. Lotus is my daughter's name. When she was only a few months old, I would play improvised melodies on the kalimba for her before bedtime. Over time, I recorded a composition based on these melodies and posted it on YouTube as “Kalimba Solo for Lotus.” Three years passed, the video got about 200,000 views in just one day and has been growing in popularity ever since. According to kalimbas vendors, it was this video that played a key role in the global popularization of kalimbas. It has now surpassed 4 million views.
Similar video tutorial of my another kalimba composition - Air is also available. You can request it via contact form
“Kalimba solo for Lotus” was the most viewed kalimba video ever. Lotus is my daughter's name. When she was only a few months old, I would play improvised melodies on the kalimba for her before bedtime. Over time, I recorded a composition based on these melodies and posted it on YouTube as “Kalimba Solo for Lotus.” Three years passed, the video got about 200,000 views in just one day and has been growing in popularity ever since. According to kalimbas vendors, it was this video that played a key role in the global popularization of kalimbas. It has now surpassed 4 million views.
- The brand I play in this video is a Hugh Tracey African-Tuned Karimba.
I applied my own tuning to the instrument and replaced the buzzers with softer ones that don't make too much noise.
- If you want a tuning diagram and a high quality audio file of this composition, you can get them for a donation.
- After the huge success of this composition, Kalimba Magic is now offering SaReGaMa's Lotus-tuned Karimba. Also available with built-in electronic pickup.
- You can also get two more kalimbas with my tunings: Air and Freygish.
- If you prefer exquisite handmade kalimbas, you can order them from Bolf kalimbas: https://bolfkalimbas.sk/en/kategoria-produktu/saregama-en/
- By popular demand, I have prepared the sheet music and MIDI score for this composition. You can donate any amount you think is fair, and I will send them to you as soon as I see your donation. Here's what the MIDI file looks like, with blue indicating that the note should be played with the right thumb and yellow with the left thumb. In FL Studio, you can open scores in a single channel or in separate channels for each hand.
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