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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 marimba of Nicaragua distinguishes itself from the other forms of marimba in Central America by the way it is played. Nicaragua's marimba is played by a sitting performer holding the instrument on his knees. They are usually accompanied by a bass fiddle, guitar and guitarrilla (a small guitar similar to a mandolin). This music is played at ...
Towns also have wind and percussion bands that play during the lent and Easter-week processions as well as on other occasions. The marimba is an important instrument in Guatemalan traditional songs. The oldest documented use of marimba in the Americas dates to 1680 during celebrations at Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala.
The Cubans call it marímbula, and most of the other Caribbean countries have adopted this name or some variant of it: marimba, malimba, manimba, marimbol. The instrument has a number of other names, such as marímbola (Puerto Rico), bass box, calimba (calymba), rhumba box, Church & Clap, Jazz Jim or Lazy Bass , and box lamellophone.
"Mi Vida" Rafael Pérez Botija: 4:02: 2. "Aqui Estoy Yo" Guillermo Ruiz: 3:47: 3. "Contigo No" Alejandro Jaén: 3:44: 4. "Soy Tan Infiel" Gil Rivera/Jesús Lopez: 3:18: 5. "Y Para Qué" José María Napoleón: 3:05: 6. "Nunca Sabrán" José Antonio Farías "Potro" 3:55: 7. "Desesperado" Rafael Pérez Botija: 3:34: 8. "Vale La Pena Intentarlo ...
Manuel Ponce. Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948), known in Mexico as Manuel M. Ponce, was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten tradition of popular song and Mexican folklore.
Well known band of Maya Pax music was La Banda de San Jose. [6] One of the popular contemporary marimba bands is the Benque Marimba Youth Academy. [ 7 ] In the villages of northern Belize you will also find Maya Pax bands which mostly play for traditional Maya dances like the Hoghead dance like La banda de San Jose in Orange Walk district.
The singer Miguel Aceves Mejía claims to have discovered him from Los Rebeldes.According to Mejía, Jiménez did not play an instrument and did not even know the Spanish word for "waltz" or what keys his songs were in. [2] Following Mejía's instruction, Jiménez auditioned at the Radio Station XEW's Amanecer Ranchero together with the Mariachi Vargas and Rubén Fuentes.