The rhythms and melodies produced by Amadinda players are so intricate that they seem impossible to produce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJzWOC--ixc). Research on inter-limb coordination has shown that maintaining such intricate coordination at a high tempo is indeed almost impossible. Amadinda players however distribute their melodies and rhythms across performers in a certain way that might hint at how unusual coordination patterns are achieved in joint music-making and other joint actions.