| Hot Line for Sound (Musical Explorations in Beats... Bongos... Boffs) | Bob & Phil and The Orchestra | 12" Vinyl | 12 | | Project 3 Total Sound | PR 5002-SD, PR5002SD | | instrument |
| Open Our Eyes | Earth, Wind & Fire | 12" Vinyl | 10 | | CBS | CBS 65844 | [none] | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| All ’n All | Earth, Wind & Fire | 12" Vinyl | 8 | | CBS | CBS 82238 | [none] | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Through the Listening Glass | David Friesen & John Stowell | 12" Vinyl | 12 | | Inner City Records | IC 1061 | | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| Actions / Humus – The Life Exploring Force | Don Cherry, Krzysztof Penderecki; The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra | 12" Vinyl | 3 | | Everest Records | 3484 | 076637348419 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| Mighty Rhythm | Mandingo Griot Society | 12" Vinyl | 10 | | Flying Fish Records | 269, FF 269 | [none] | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Solo Saxophone II - Life | John Klemmer | 12" Vinyl | 13 | | Elektra | 5E-566 | | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Live at Green Space | Billy Bang and Charles Tyler | 12" Vinyl | 5 | | Anima Productions | ANIMA 2BT-78 | | instrument |
| Northern Song | Steve Tibbetts | 12" Vinyl | 5 | | ECM Records | ECM 1218 | [none] | instrument (as “calimba”) |
| Watto Sitta | Mandingo featuring Foday Musa Suso | 12" Vinyl | 6 | | Celluloid | CEL 6103, CELL 6103 | [none] | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Exploded View | Steve Tibbetts | CD | 9 | | ECM Records | 1335, 831 109-2 | 042283110922 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| 2x4 | Guadalcanal Diary | 12" Vinyl | 12 | | Elektra | 9 60752-1 | 075596075213 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Amber | Michael Jones & David Darling | CD | 7 | | Narada Lotus | ND-61014 | 076742601423 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Cry Freedom | George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa | CD | 18 | | MCA Records | MCAD-6224 | 076732622421 | instrument |
| The Fifth of May | Archie Shepp & Jasper van ’t Hof | CD | 6 | | L+R Records | CDLR 45004 | 4003094500421 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Folksongs for a Nuclear Village | Shadowfax | 12" Vinyl | 10 | | Capitol Records | C1-46924 | 077774692410 | instrument |
| Sacred Love | Kahil El’Zabar’s The Ritual featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Raphael Garett | CD | 4 | | Sound Aspects | SAS CD 021 | | instrument (as “sanza”) |
| Live: The Concert in Berlin '78 | Africa Djole | CD | 9 | | FMP | FMP CD 1 | | instrument |
| Alika Rising | Kahil El’Zabar The Ritual Trio | CD | 3 | | Sound Aspects | SAS CD 040 | | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| New Child | Rehabilual | CD | 7 | | Osho Multiversity Music Division | LMCD-1145 | 212010900007 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Blues in Blond | Achim Reichel | CD | 11 | | wea | 9031-75873-2 | 090317587325 | instrument (as “Kalimba”) |
| Evolution | Christian Bollmann & Michael Reimann | CD | 9 | | Fønix Musik | FMF CD 1075 | 5709027210755 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Raining Fire | Charles Gayle Quartet | CD | 5 | | Silkheart Records | SHCD 137 | 099792013725 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Translations | Charles Gayle Quartet | CD | 5 | | Silkheart Records | SHCD 134 | 099792013428 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Rwanda | Cécile Kayirebwa | CD | 11 | | Globe Style | CDORBD 083 | 029667308328 | instrument |
| Groove Collective | Groove Collective | CD | 10 | | Reprise Records | 9 45541-2 | 093624554127 | instrument |
| Antiquity | Jackie McLean & Michael Carvin | CD | 9 | | SteepleChase | SCCD 31028 | 716043102822 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Blue Slit | Norbert Stein Pata Masters | CD | 13 | | Pata Music | PATA 8 | 4017071000088 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| The Time and the Place | Jimmy Heath | CD | 6 | | Landmark Records | LCD-1538-2 | 758272153824 | instrument |
| The Tip | David Murray | CD | 8 | | DIW | DIW-891 | 4988044008915 | instrument (as “sanza”) |
| Xingu | Present Dreams | CD | 8 | | World Disc Music | CDM33 | 734336333029 | instrument (as “namibian and cameroon”) |
| Big Cliff | Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio | CD | 4 | | Delmark Records | DE-477 | 038153047726 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| Eurasie | Bruno Heuzé | CD | 14 | | K‐VOX | KVR-1006 B | 724347411120 | instrument (as “sanza”) |
| We the People | Groove Collective | CD | 12 | | Giant Step Records | GSRD-187 | 011105018722 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| The Past Didn't Go Anywhere | Utah Phillips and Ani DiFranco | CD | 12 | | Righteous Babe Records | RBR009-D | 748731700928 | instrument |
| 666.667 Club | Noir Désir | CD | 13 | | Barclay | 533442-2 | 731453344228 | instrument |
| Ménage à quatre | Ad Vielle Que Pourra | CD | 17 | | Xenophile | XENO 4048 | 048248404822 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Contemplations | Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures | CD | 14 | | Meta Records | Meta 002 | 638977100227 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| Hogs on the Highway | Bad Livers | CD | 15 | | Sugar Hill Records | SHCD-3862 | 015891386225 | instrument |
| Kongo | Henny Vrienten | CD | 15 | | Virgin | 7243 845415 2 1 | 724384541521 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Rhythm Tales | Jahruba | CD | 8 | | Broke Brothers Records | [none] | | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| The Healing Tree: The Best of Stella Chiweshe | Stella Chiweshe | CD | 12 | | Shanachie | 66004 | | instrument |
| Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis | World Saxophone Quartet feat. Jack DeJohnette | CD | 7 | | Justin Time Records | JUST 119-2 | 068944011926 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| You Are Obsolete | House of Wires | CD | 12 | | Plastiq Musiq, Tooth & Nail Records | PM004, TND1115 | 647077111521 | instrument (as “finger harp”) |
| Songs From Sun Street | The Saw Doctors | CD | 15 | | Shamtown Records | SAWDOC 006CD | 5390365980037 | instrument (as “m'bira”) |
| Aces Back to Back | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 4×CD | 8 + 7 + 4 + 7 | | 32 Jazz | 32060 | 604123206020 | instrument |
| Centripetal | Ekko | CD | 17 | | Interchill Records | ICHILL CD 004 | 620953017629 | instrument |
| Fellow Workers | Ani DiFranco & Utah Phillips | CD | 18 | | Righteous Babe Records | RBR015-D | 748731701529 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| Aloukie | Zulya | CD | 13 | | Unstable Ape Records | UARR006 | 9324690011995 | instrument |
| 12 Arrows | Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures | CD | 12 | | Meta Records | META 003 | 638977100326 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| Akribik | Volker Schlott Quartett | CD | 13 | | Acoustic Music Records | 319.1165.2 | 4013429111659 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| From Bone to Satellite | Tarentel | CD | 5 | | Temporary Residence Limited | TRR23 | | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Nostalgie | Tama | CD | 10 | | Real World | 72438-47738-2-3 | 724384773823 | instrument (as “sanza calebasse”) |
| Salvage | Another Fine Day | CD | 9 | | Six Degrees Records | 657036 3004-2 | 657036300422 | instrument |
| Codona | Codona | CD | 5 | | ECM Records | ECM 1132 | | instrument |
| Codona 2 | Codona | CD | 6 | | ECM Records | ECM 1177 | | instrument |
| Rings Around the Moon | Magna Carta | CD | 15 | | HTD Records | HTDCD112 | 5023387011228 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Ritmo + Soul | Jane Bunnett & The Spirits of Havana | CD | 9 | | EMI Music Canada | | 724352445622 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Spirits | Pharoah Sanders, Adam Rudolph & Hamid Drake | CD | 10 | | Meta Records | MAH / META 004 | 638977100425 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| The Power | Kahil El’Zabar’s Tri-Factor | CD | 11 | | CIMP | CIMP 205 | 786497415427 | instrument (as “thumb piano”) |
| The Calling | Bluiett ● Jackson ● El’Zabar | CD | 10 | | Justin Time Records | JUST 162-2 | 068944016228 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Hanapepe Dream | Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues | CD | 11 | | Tradition & Moderne | T&M 017 | 4015698981520 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Learning New Tricks | Tony Wilson & Bill Smith | CD | 10 | | Shire Editions | cd001 | | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Spirits Entering | Kahil El’Zabar / Billy Bang | CD | 9 | | Delmark Records | DE-533 | 038153053321 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Boonghee Music 1 | Hu Vibrational | CD | 5 | | Eastern Developments | EASTDEV 001CD | 608401080128 | instrument (as “thumb pianos”) |
| 水の女 Original Soundtrack | 菅野よう子 | CD | 19 | | SPEEDSTAR | VICL-60975 | 4988002436941 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Nzira | Virginia Mukwesha | CD | 11 | | Shava Musik | SHAVACD012-2 | 4021894000125 | instrument |
| Versos en la boca | Joan Manuel Serrat | CD | 11 | | Ariola | 74321960242 | 743219602428 | instrument (as “sanza”) |
| Live in Rio | Earth, Wind & Fire | CD | 15 | | Kalimba Records | 9730012 | 686097300126 | instrument |
| Trybguet | Patent Ochsner | CD | 12 | | BMG Ariola (Schweiz) AG | 74321948072 | 743219480729 | instrument |
| Battle of the Nudes | Gordon Downie | CD | 12 | | MapleMusic Recordings | MRCD 6411 | 823674641122 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Ayurveda | Chris Conway | CD | 9 | | New World Music | MBSCD920 | 767715092026 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Beijing | Michael Musillami | CD | 11 | | Playscape Recordings | PSR#J121802 | 687259621127 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Janna | Ernst Reijseger with Mola Sylla and Serigne C. M. Gueye | CD | 8 | | Winter & Winter | 910 094-2 | 025091009428 | instrument (as “m'bira”) |
| Støv og stjerner | Erik Bye | CD | 11 | | Grammofon | GRAM 1256 | 7041888439127 | instrument |
| The Holy la | Steve Lacy Trio | CD | 9 | | Free Lance | FRL-NS 0201 | 3760069470011 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Douze fois par an | Jeanne Cherhal | CD | 12 | | tôt Ou tard | 8345 10540 2 | 3283451054021 | instrument |
| Beautiful: Boonghee Music 2 | Hu Vibrational | CD | 13 | | Soul Jazz Records | SJR CD 88, SJR CD88 | 5026328100883 | instrument (as “kalimbas”) |
| All ’n All | Earth, Wind & Fire | CD | 14 | | Sony Records International | MHCP-405 | 4562109408300 | instrument |
| Am See | Tinu Heiniger | CD | 12 | | EMI Music Switzerland | 7243 8664442 8 | 724386644428 | instrument |
| Congotronics | Konono Nº1 | CD | 7 | | Crammed Discs | Craw 27 | 876623000129 | instrument (as “likembe”), instrument (as “bass likembe”) |
| Travelling | Anda | CD | 12 | | [no label] | A 4444 | 3760024444422 | instrument (as “sanza”) |
| Up Close & Personal | Watermelon Slim | CD | 18 | | Southern Records Group | SRG-1003 | 828551100327 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Within Her Blue | Missing Seen | CD-R | 10 | | [no label] | | [none] | instrument (as “kimbala”) |
| Island Dreams | Lost Dogs | Digital Media | 11 | | Fools of the World, Ltd | | [none] | instrument (as “Thumb Piano”) |
| Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin | Alarm Will Sound | CD | 15 | | Cantaloupe Music | CA21028 | 713746302825 | instrument |
| Liebi, Tod & Tüüfu | Patent Ochsner | CD | 13 | | Muve Recordings | 904382 | 7612027943821 | instrument |
| Volume 5: Anatomic | Afro Celt Sound System | CD | 9 | | Real World | CDRW133 | 094633180123 | instrument |
| Paquet Surprise | Greg Davis and Sebastien Roux | CD | 9 | | Carpark Records | CRPK30 | 677517003024 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| A Long Way to Makondo | Makondo | CD | 10 | | [no label] | [none] | | instrument |
| Live at the River East Art Center | Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio with Special Guest Billy Bang | CD | 5 | | Delmark Records | DE-566 | 038153056629 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Sumiglia | Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico | CD | 14 | | ECM Records | ECM 1903 | 602498240502 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Volume 5: Anatomic | Afro Celt Sound System | CD | 9 | | Real World | 094644180024 | 094633180024 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Humming moon drip | OLAibi | CD | 11 | | Polystar , felicity | MTCD-1065, cap-57 | 4540957007722 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Starlings | Billy Martin | CD | 13 | | Tzadik | TZ 8025 | | instrument |
| Amid the Noise | So Percussion | CD | 12 | | Cantaloupe Music | CA21039 | 713746303921 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Requiem for a Dying Planet | Ernst Reijseger | CD | 12 | | Winter & Winter | 910 127-2 | 025091012725 | instrument (as “m’bira”) |
| Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors | Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio feat. Billy Bang | CD | 7 | | Delmark Records | DE-572 | 038153057220 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| C'est pas moi | Monsieur Lune | CD | 12 | | Papaluna productions | | 3571970081728 | instrument (as “kalimba”) |
| Zīmējumi debesīs: Muzikālās impresijas | Artis Gāga | CD | 6 | | [no label] | | 4750916000279 | instrument |