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 ...

Everything we learn, we learn rote,” Peggy Carlson said, discussing how the Zimbabwean marimba groups she leads in Fairbanks ...

The most famous Lancaster County native and musician you know little or nothing about might be Clair Omar Musser, the man who transformed marimba music. Musser’s collection of rare marimbas, ...

Rio Mira is a marimba-centered supergroup founded by artists from Ecuador and Colombia to highlight the music of the El Pacífico region, which extends along the Pacific coasts of the two countries.

Oct. 8—The vibrant sounds of Africa are coming to Superior this month as Kunda! Marimba, Drum & Dance brings its infectious rhythms and high-energy performance to the LDS Church at 117 Moats Lane on ...

BANDON — From loud rumblings that almost vibrate the walls, to high-pitched tinkling, sounds flow from the Harbor Lights Middle School music room on a recent afternoon. Nine students in grades fifth ...

Lyons Elementary has so many marimbas, the large keyboard instruments need their own room. The school’s 18 wooden Zimbabwe-style marimbas were built in 2006 by community members through a project led ...

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.

A benefit concert supporting Artist Advocacy Foundation will shake the timbers of Santa Ynez’s Maverick Saloon with the sounds of marimba and zydeco. One of the most unique presentations of hot, ...

State Rep. Melanie Stambaugh, R-Puyallup, is holding marimba concerts and confidence-coaching seminars to help pay off about $35,000 in legal fees she racked up fighting the state’s Legislative Ethics ...