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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 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.
In Venezuela, the bladder fiddle is known as "marimba, tarimba, guarumba, guasdua, and carangano". [12] The name in Latvian is pūšļa vijole. In Lithuania, the instrument is the Pūslinė. [13] In Poland there is a variant that started as a costume accessory and has become a devil's violin, called the Diabelskie skrzypce .
Palma was born in Esmeraldas on the north-west coast of Ecuador in 1927, but she was brought up in Borbon. She discovered the marimba music and the local poetry. She regards herself as an artist and folklorist, with a special interest in the marimba instrument that is known to the Chachi people.
A 12-page booklet by Maraire is included, describing the background, composition, and performance of nyunga-nyunga mbira music. Dumi and the Marire Marimba Ensemble (1978-1979). Chiwoniso Music of Zimbabwe. OXO Studios, Seattle, WA.. Chaminuka (1989). Dumi's first commercial recording on CD. Music of the World. Shona Spirit (1995). Dumisani ...
The marimba was introduced in Zimbabwean Music during the early 1960s when the Kwanongoma College of African Music in Bulawayo adopted it. [21] Founders of the college considered that marimba could boost the musical development of the country, and design a model that it's now known as Kwanongoma marimba. [22]
In the original music video, the marimba, the melodica, and the shawm are played by Wilder, Gore, and Andy Fletcher, respectively. The shawm, however, is produced by a synthesizer on the studio recording, but the band used the real shawm in the music video and television performances, for show. In this video, frontman Gahan for the first time ...
Marimba riffs, played by Brian Jones, provide the song's most prominent hook. [ 4 ] The song is said to be an examination of a sexual power struggle, in which Jagger's lyrics celebrate the success of finally having controlled and gained leverage over a previously pushy, dominating woman.