Guatemala, 12 feb (EFE).Guatemala, 12 feb (EFE). — La marimba, ese instrumento de percusión al que los guatemaltecos dan el apelativo de “autóctono” y cuyo origen es un tema de debate entre los ...
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... It's National Marimba Day In Guatemala — And For ...
Guatemala, 24 may (EFE).Guatemala, 24 may (EFE). — La marimba, ese instrumento de percusión al que los guatemaltecos dan el apelativo de “autóctono” y cuyo origen aún es un tema de debate entre los ...
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, ...
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 ...
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4625949/4625950" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The ...
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: ...
SHAPIRO: In Guatemala, today marks the official celebration of its national instrument. The marimba is a symbol of pride and resistance there. NPR's Neda Ulaby spoke with Guatemalans living in the ...