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kalimba

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ka·lim·ba  (k-lmb)
n.
An African musical instrument in the shape of a wooden box set with metal bars that are plucked with the fingers.

[Of Bantu origin; akin to Bemba ka-limba, diminutive of ci-limba, any musical instrument : ci-, noun classifier + -limba, musical instrument.]


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This version of the story centers on a young dancer named Kalimba (former Ailey II member Vivian Nixon), who finds both love and temptation when she gets into the Hot Feet dance company.
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