Talk:Marímbula

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I don't think this page should be integrated into the mbira page as the marimbula is the "bass" version of the mbira. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

Merge with Mbira

 * I agree with the other commentators, however on different grounds. The marimbula belongs to the scientific family of lamellaphones, which includes a large variety of instruments from many different countries with many different playing styles. To merge this instrument into the mbira article will not only be pointless, its also impractical, as well. Detailed can and will be written on many of these variants. To dump them all into the mbira article has no stated purpose, except to incorrectly make mbira the new generic term for this family of instruments, which I believe to be a dubious prospect. The term mbira, in reference to lamellaphones is not common amongst the various peoples of Africa where this family of instruments undoubtedly originated. Kkhemet (talk) 15:32, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I do not believe this article should be merged with mbira: marimbulas and mbiras each come from completely separate parts of the world, the mbira has a very ancient and distinct musical style and history, and, as far as I know, it's unheard of to have marimbulas and mbiras playing together. It would be like to merging sitar with bass guitar! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.20.14.41 (talk) 23:35, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Disagree - The instruments are from two completely different places with different traditions, different playing methods, different social significance, and different repertoires. It would be akin go merging guitar with lute or ukulele. The article "mbira" already includes a diverse family of related but differently-constructed Shona instruments, such as the Mbira dza vadzimu, nyunga nyunga, and the matepe.  However, if the discussion was about merging multiple varieties of African but non-Zimbabwean lamellphones with this article (such as "likembe", which currently redirects here), the issue is less clear.  However IMO the marimbula clearly belongs in a separate article. --Santaduck 02:51, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * DISAGREE The two instruments are as historically distinct as the snare drum and the congas. There is no reason to merge the two articles just because the instruments look vaguely similar.Oudandtabla 05:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Since the consensus seems to be "Don't merge", I have taken the liberty of removing the merge template. NapoleonB (talk) 05:16, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Sound sample

 * The sample on this page seems to be of a Kalimba, and not a Marimbula [file name supports this notion] 209.17.131.90 (talk) 21:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I was about to say the same thing. The giveaway is that the marimbol is a bass instrument, not a treble instrument. Gunblader928 (talk) 20:47, 13 January 2015 (UTC)