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AMI Kalimbas are the original, and the world standard in sound,
quality and design. Notable international musicians, therapists and educators around
the globe choose and prefer our instruments. Click
here
to see the entire AMI kalimba family, or here to read more about kalimbas, karimbas and mbiras.
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AMI African Marimbas (as with our kalimbas) have become the benchmark standard
in power marimbas. Road-ready, tough and durable, our instruments
still retain in their sound aspects of their timbila ancestors,
whilst paving the way for modern power marimba technology. Click
here to see
our entire marimba catalogue, and here to read more about our world-class instruments.
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AMI Orff instruments have long been the first choice for South African
educators travelling the exciting space between formal Western music
education and indigenous African knowledge systems. Made of high-quality
mthathi (sneezewood), the notes have a beautiful, resonant
sound. Click here to
see our Orff product line-up, and here to read more about Orff instruments and educational theory.
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AMI Bass Bars are perfect for both Orff educators and performing musicians alike.
They each have a beautiful warm, resonant single note, produced by the
baked mthathi (sneezewood) from which they are made. Click
here to see the entire
bass bar product line, and here to read more about bar percussion.
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AMI produces a variety of traditional African wind instruments.
Aerophone technology has varied implementations across all of the
African musical regions, and we can create any required instrument.
Click here to see
our standard wind catalogue and here to read more about the instruments.
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Log Xylophone music is a fantastic example of African values in music.
Traditionally, the instrument is shared by several people, each
playing co-ordinated, interdependant parts, and the sum of everyone's
efforts produces a truly amazing product. Click here
to see our log xylophone list, and here to learn more about these amazing instruments.
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Minor percussion plays a major part in the many musics of the world,
and AMI minor percussion is made to performance-grade standards. From
the wood and wicker we use, up to finishing and tuning, all of our
instruments are made to suit a wide variety of needs, from the
classroom to the stage. Click here
to see our line-up of percussion instrumens, and here to read more about them.
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Descended from hunting bows, there are several kinds of bows in the
African musical instrument family. AMI produces high-quality
umrube and uhadi Xhosa bows, with some modern
conveniences, such as a tuning peg and horse-hair bow. Click
here to see our
bow catalogue, and here to read more about traditional instruments.
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It is sad that the diembe (/djembe) has come to be seen as "the African
drum", when it is in fact only one of a family of thousands of drums.
AMI makes moropa and ngoma drums, as well as the
thundering igubu, typical of the South African traditions of
drumming. Put some variety into your music! Click here
to see our collection of drums, and here to read more about these instruments.
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Classroom resources and teaching materials are the backbone of a good
teaching programme, and AMI recognises the need for good-quality,
reliable products. We carry a series of books, sheet music, audio CDs
and DVDs to meet teachers' needs from basic to advanced. Click
here to
see our product line. Click here to learn more about AMI workshops, the ultimate hands-on
experience you can give your students and teachers!
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AMI provides parts and accessories for all of our instruments, as well
as the ideal place for service and repair. We can repair instruments
from other manufacturers too, so contact us if you would like some
advice about this. Click here
to see our spare parts and accessories catalogue.
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