For once, you get true high-end audio at an affordable price point; the Marimba just sounds like an expensive speaker. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end ...

The pleasant, earthy sound of a marimba is a key component in the modern orchestra, but their high prices, ranging from ...

"Everything we learn, we learn rote,” Peggy Carlson said, discussing how the Zimbabwean marimba groups she leads in Fairbanks learn each piece of music they play by memory. “There’s really very little ...

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 ...

In Zimbabwe, the marimba is more than just an instrument; it is a living symbol of cultural identity, social cohesion, and creative innovation. Rooted in Shona and Ndebele musical traditions, the ...

I vividly remember the first time I heard marimba music. I was enchanted with the sound — similar to steel drums but with a wooden tone and resonance. With its South African roots, the music was so ...

Heartland Marimba, the world's only touring classical marimba organization, is on the road with the sixth tour — “The Expanse Tour” — of their 11th season! In the new year, Heartland Marimba hits the ...

The instrument sat dusty and out of tune in the corner of a storage room. Its resonators were cracked, its bars unable to hold notes, and the layer of pig tripe fitted on the clay rings no longer ...

And about the first thing he did when he arrived in the Twin Cities on Sunday, Feb. 24, was make himself something to play on. It’s all part of the job for Terje Isungset, a Norwegian jazz ...

It's fair to say that albums featuring the marimba as a lead instrument are fairly uncommon. As such, as unfair as it may be, Water And Fire comes with a certain novelty value. My primary exposure to ...

Reporting from Tumaco, Colombia — The performing style of the man Angel Marino calls the greatest marimba player ever may help explain why the instrument is so obscure outside the villages along ...