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 ...

A centuries-old instrument helps youth of Guatemalan background preserve their heritage. For WBEZ, Catalina Maria Johnson has the story on marimba music in Chicago. Marimba It's the place where two ...

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: ...

Festival Chapín Los Angeles — a celebration of Guatemalan culture including arts and crafts, food, dance and music, in particular marimba music Kicked off on on Saturday along seven blocks of ...

"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, ...