How to learn to play the kalimba
It made me
joyful 
"Such a lovely instrument that is not hard to play - you can pick out tunes quite easily - but it will be fun and challenging to bring out its potential."
How I did it: I don't claim to be an expert after two months, but I feel that I know enough to say I've learned how to play it (much like I know how to play the guitar, the piano, and the cello - not well, but enough).
I got an 8-note kalimba and messed around with it, and I watched some of Mark Holdaway's stuff on YouTube. It was pretty simple to pick up "Feelin' Groovy" as he plays it. Then I went to kalimbamagic.com and looked at some of the resources there. The "Best-Ever" books are good for giving the basics.
Lessons & tips:
- Just play!
- If you feel you need more structure, I think the books on www.kalimbamagic.com are very helpful. They don't assume that you know how to read music and he takes you through chords and thumb exercises.
- Play some more!
- You can use guitar tabs, although unless you have a chromatic kalimba, the chords you can play are a little limited.
- If you tune your kalimba left-handed (the lowest note played with the left thumb) and you use the KTabS tablature system, you have to read it upside down.
Resources: www.kalimbamagic.com
Mark Holdaway is very helpful and will answer questions about all things kalimba.
