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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A faculty member in Mississippi State’s Department of Music has released a new album, his first recorded entirely on marimba. Professor Jason Baker’s “All Saints” is available for ...

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 ...

The style of electronic music and dance known as footwork might appear a strange bedfellow to classical music, but the Grammy-winning group Third Coast Percussion embraces the fleet-footed sound on ...