The Quickstep Kalimba Workshop features an electric version of an African instrument called Kalimba. This electric variant is handy to plug in any amp and to use at live performances. DATE: November 14 // 11AM – 3PM
MENTOR: Yuri Landman
LOCATION: Ljudmila, Rimska 8, 1000 Ljubljana
APPLY: delavnica@ljudmila.org

About the workshop

The Quickstep Kalimba Workshop features an electric version of an African instrument called Kalimba. This electric variant is handy to plug in any amp and to use at live performances. The tuning is adapted to the 12 tone common in Western music, but can be adapted to the traditional tunings as well if desired.

Initially the Quickstep only had the 12 rods, in the up dated 2.0 version these rods have enlarged tails that also can be plucked near the bridge and cause sounds reminiscent of church bells.

The Quickstep Kalimba is based on the electric kalimbas built by Konono No.1 from Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Kalimbas of the band Neptune from Boston.

You also shouldn't miss the Malevich String Plate workshop and the hands-on hard-disc-hacking presentation at Digital Dish @ Ljudmila: Yuri Landman.

Registration

WORKSHOP IS FULL!

The cost of the workshop (35 EUR for the 7-tone and 60EUR for the 12-tone kalimba) represents only the costs of the materials, the workshop product remains in your possession. Workshop will be in English language, the number of participants is limited, so please apply/announce yourself to delavnica@ljudmila.org. Because of the need for advance technical preparations for the workshope the attendees are required to settle the cost of the materials until November 6 at Ljudmila (addr. Rimska 8) or at MoTA Point (addr. Gosposvetska 12) in the time of the working hours or according to the agreement reached when you apply. No previous skills are needed. Newbies are welcome.

Organised by MoTA - Museum of Transitory Art, Zavod Projekt Atol and Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory.

Supported by the Slovene Ministry of Culture and MOL – Department for Culture and Employment Service of Slovenia.