Malimbe
Type of xylophone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the birds called Malimbe, see Malimbus.
The malimbe is a type of xylophone from the Congo[1] which is described as having both male and female counterparts; the former has 15 wooden bars, the latter has nine.[2] "Malimbe" also refers to a lamellaphone or mbira type instrument amongst the Nyamwezi of Tanzania.[3]