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marimba
[muh-rim-buh]
noun
a musical instrument, originating in Africa but popularized and modified in Central America, consisting of a set of graduated wooden bars, often with resonators beneath to reinforce the sound, struck with mallets.
marimba
/ əˈɪə /
noun
a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a set of hardwood plates placed over tuned metal resonators, played with two soft-headed sticks in each hand
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of marimba1
Example Sentences
Events will be held daily through Sept. 27 and vary widely, from a marimba workshop with the band Son Rompe Pera to documentary screenings at the Consulate General of Mexico.
He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
A marimba repairman came to rescue an aging instrument in Guatemala’s Los Angeles consulate.
Jacob was nearly vibrating with excitement as the strings rippled and marimba clattered.
It’s a countryish song with south-of-the border touches like marimba and flutes, a style jovially summed up as “Gulf and Western.”
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