SOUTH BEND — The Music Village presents “Concert & Conversation: A Cultural Music Pop-Up with Polyphony Marimba” at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at 333 S. Michigan St. Peter and Karyna Swing formed Polyphony ...
PORT TOWNSEND — For 20 years, the Yesango Marimba Ensemble of Port Townsend has performed traditional styles that date back a millennium. “I love this music because it is 1,000 years old and is really ...
THE Midlands Marimba Arts Festival has lived to its billing by showcasing rich traditional marimba music and cultural identity. The festival, which was held in Gweru last weekend under the theme, ...
The first time Peter Swing heard marimba music from Zimbabwe, he was struck by how familiar it sounded, despite it being created half a world away. "It just seemed familiar, even though I'd never been ...
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.
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The marimba is a large, wooden instrument from West Africa. Enslaved Africans carried the marimba tradition with them to Latin America, where it ...