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 ...

La Marimba Femenina de Concierto Ixoquib’ Ajq’ojomab’ continúa su gira por el occidente de Guatemala como parte de su temporada cuaresmal. Lleva un repertorio solemne y tradicional a distintos escenar ...

Una marimba cromática fue entregada al maestro Vicente Santizo para formar parte de la Academia Comunitaria de Arte ubicada en la aldea Vásquez, de Totonicapán. Francisco Guillén, director de Formació ...

Guatemala cuenta con talentos marimbísticos importantes que han creado piezas que representan la cultura del país, nombres que se han hecho famosos y guardan detalles de épocas representativas. "Una ...

The marimba is a large, wooden instrument from West Africa. Enslaved Africans carried the marimba tradition with them to Latin America, where it became an integral part of Latin American music, ...

The marimba is a large, wooden instrument from West Africa. Enslaved Africans carried the marimba tradition with them to Latin America, where it became an integral part of Latin American music, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...