mbira

Japanese: mbira
mbira

...It is also common to play the instrument by placing it completely inside a resonator made by cutting off the top of a large oak tree to obtain a richer sound. The name "sanza" is the name of a region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it is also called by various other names depending on the region and the shape of the instrument, such as mbira, kalimba, and likembe. In Europe and the United States, it is commonly referred to as "thumb piano."

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mbira" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またいっそう豊かな音量を得るために大きなふくべの頂上を切り取った共鳴器の中に楽器をすっぽり入れて弾奏することも広く行われている。 サンザの名称はコンゴ民主共和国の一地方の呼び名で,ほかにムビラmbira,カリンバkalimba,リケンベlikembeなど,地域によって,楽器の形態によってさまざまな呼称がある。欧米ではこれを〈親指ピアノthumb piano〉の通称で呼ぶことが一般化している。…

※「mbira」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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