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: ...

Guatemala, 12 feb (EFE).Guatemala, 12 feb (EFE). — La marimba, ese instrumento de percusión al que los guatemaltecos dan el apelativo de “autóctono” y cuyo origen es un tema de debate entre los ...

The Marin Evening Rotary club will host a free performance by the Guatemala Youth Marimba Band from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 at McInnis Golf Park, 350 Smith Ranch Road. The Ministry of Education of ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn., — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland farming town ...

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 ...

Artists have it tough everywhere, but maybe nowhere worse, suggests writer-director Julio Hernandez Cordon in his second feature, “Marimbas From Hell,” than his native Guatemala. A more realized film ...

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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 ...

"For me, the marimba was born in Guatemala," Esteban said. "But the music is for everyone; it doesn't matter where you're from." The actual origin story of the melodic percussion instrument, however, ...

SHAPIRO: In Guatemala, today marks the official celebration of its national instrument. The marimba is a symbol of pride and resistance there. NPR's Neda Ulaby spoke with Guatemalans living in the ...