Kalimba (thumb Piano) player HIROYUKI at TEDxTokyo (English)

Often called the thumb piano, the kalimba is the world's simplest keyboard instrument, African-born and with a pure, uncomplicated sound. HIROYUKI's unique kalimba tones, however, blow away such preconceptions and hint at the infinite ways in which this small instrument can be played. No one else seems able to mimic his fiery passion, the raindrop-clear silences, that express the ultimate rhythms of life. Although HIROYUKI primarily performs solo, he actively mixes it up in experiments with other musicians