Thumb piano

Japanese: thumb piano(英語表記)thumbpiano
Thumb piano

... 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, such as mbira, kalimba, and likembe, depending on the region and the shape of the instrument. In Europe and the United States, it is commonly called "thumb piano." In the 19th century, Sanza was brought to Latin America and began to be used in the music of black Caribbean people.

*Some terminology that mentions "thumb piano" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 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。 19世紀にサンザはラテン・アメリカへもたらされて,カリブ海の黒人の音楽に用いられるようになった。…

※「thumb piano」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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