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The term marimba refers to both the traditional version of this instrument and its modern form. Its first documented use in the English language dates back to 1704. [1] The term is of Bantu origin, deriving from the prefix ma-meaning 'many' and -rimba meaning 'xylophone'. The term is akin to Kikongo and Swahili marimba or malimba. [2]
The Baja Marimba Band was an American musical group led by marimba player Julius Wechter. Formed by producer Herb Alpert after his own Tijuana Brass, [ 1 ] the Baja Marimba Band outlasted the Tijuana Brass by several years in part due to TV producer Chuck Barris , who included the group's music on his game shows in the 1970s.
Originally established in 1956 as the Vietnam School of Music (Trường Âm nhạc Việt Nam) and conferred university status in 1982, the Conservatory is Vietnam’s premier music training, research and performance institute. On 27 February 2008, the Hanoi Conservatory of Music changed its name to the Vietnam National Academy of Music .
Baja Marimba Band, American band of the 1960s and early 1970s; Classical Marimba League, international organization dedicated to the advancement of the marimba; Cuban Marimba Band, Tanzanian big band active from 1948 into the 1960s; Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens, American musical group active from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s; Other
Son Rompe Pera was formed in 2017 by brothers Jesús "Kacho" Gama and Allan "Mongo" Gama. Their late father, José Dolores "Batuco" Gama Melchor, owned a marimba so the Gama brothers played alongside him in the streets and at weddings and parties. [3] The band's name is a reference to their mother's name, Esperanza "Pera" Ruiz. [4]
Under the Republic of Vietnam regime, La Gi was the provincial capital of Bình Tuy province (present-day western Bình Thuận Province). After the Vietnam War, it became the capital of Hàm Tân District. It was established in 2005 with the split of La Gi away from Hàm Tân District.
Xẩm or Hát xẩm (Xẩm singing) is a type of Vietnamese folk music which was popular in the Northern region of Vietnam but is considered nowadays an endangered form of traditional music in Vietnam. In the dynastic time, xẩm was performed by blind artists who wandered from town to town and earned their living by singing in common places.
15 February – Vietnam lifts its COVID-19-related curbs on international passenger flights with no limitation on the number of flights in order to restore the travel to pre-pandemic level. [ 2 ] 6 September – A karaoke bar fire near Ho Chi Minh City kills at least 32 people.