The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

The one-day festival is in line with the trust’s efforts to teach young children music and how to play marimba (xylophone wooden keyboard) instruments. The trust’s chief encouragement officer Kelvin ...

Feb. 20 is Día Nacional de la Marimba in Guatemala. The instrument's importance as a symbol of resistance and cultural pride has taken on new meaning among refugees and immigrants in the U.S. SHAPIRO: ...

In this activity students will develop ideas and plans for constructing their own marimbas using readily available materials. As a variation, students could construct other percussion instruments such ...

DESPITE the declining popularity of the marimba (xylophone), Kudzai Vincent Muwori, a 25-year-old percussionist known by his stage name Wowrae, is determined to make a living playing, teaching, and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is only since the middle of the 20th century that percussionists have taken off as the soloists in concertos ...