Glen Park Meeting Room
Learn about the ethereal, mysterious kalimba, a.k.a. the African thumb piano, with expert Carl Winters. Hear jazz, blues, gospel and R&B played on the kalimba and play it yourself while hearing how the instrument has been used in African cultures.
Carl Winters was born in San Antonio, TX and comes from a musical family. His inspiration to begin playing/studying the Kalimba (African thumb piano) came in the 1970s from Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind, & Fire. He has performed at the Smithsonian Institution, the Gullah Festival in South Carolina, the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) and various other museums and churches across the country.