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 my opinion, it has significance or maybe relationships to African marimbas, but in a way, the marimba, now it has been made or reinterpreted by the Mayan people in Guatemala," said Juan Francisco ...
La 45 edición del Festival de Marimba Paiz se celebra en la Gran Sala Efraín Recinos del Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias. (Foto Prensa Libre: Keneth Cruz) La Gran Sala Efraín Recinos del Centro ...
Se han planteado distintas teorías que proponen el surgimiento de la marimba, confeccionada de árbol de hormigo (plathymiscium Dimorphandrum), como un elemento que se enlaza específicamente al orden ...
Ciudad de Guatemala, 1 mar (Prensa Latina) El reconocido maestro de la marimba orquesta y referente del instrumento a nivel internacional Fidel Maximiliano Funes murió hoy en Guatemala a la edad de 68 ...
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 sep (Prensa Latina) La 45 edición del emblemático Festival de Marimba Paiz en Guatemala efectuará hoy la segunda jornada y última, en un homenaje vibrante al instrumento ...
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 ...
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 ...