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 ...

Southern California Marimba puts on salons where you can hear the couch-sized instrument in all its glory.

When ethnomusicology alumnus Ric Alviso was first assigned the task of teaching his African music ensemble class the marimba, he only had a few weeks to learn the instrument before he taught the class ...

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. ...

The Dance Hall welcomes back Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba featuring Ben Baldwin, Marty Quinn & Lisa Marshall. Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba perform South African, Zimbabwe and Popular ...

When that toy xylophone you bang on as a child grows up, it probably dreams of maturing into the marimba. This exotic member of the percussion family evolved from African and South American roots.

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...