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 ...

During the annual solo percussion competition at the Aspen Music Festival and School, an untrained voice and a passion for Chilean folk song from marimba player Jaime Cárdenas-España won over judges. ...

Stroll through East Ridge Elementary School in Coralville after hours some weekday and you’ll hear the warm, mellow, resonant tones of marimba music wafting down the hallways. In its music room, ...

The marimba is a large, wooden instrument from West Africa. Enslaved Africans carried the marimba tradition with them to Latin America, where it became an integral part of Latin American music, ...

"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 ...

A percussion instrument deeply-rooted in African music, the marimba shows up in everything from atonal avant-garde pieces to modern American pop songs. And yes, many people might know about its clear, ...

When Kacho Gama and his brother, Mongo, were teenagers they would groan when their father, Batuco, would announce that they had to don traditional Mexican outfits and play the marimba at a wedding.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A faculty member in Mississippi State’s Department of Music has released a new album, his first recorded entirely on marimba. Professor Jason Baker’s “All Saints” is available for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...