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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.
This list contains musical instruments of symbolic or cultural importance within a nation, state, ethnicity, tribe or other group of people.. In some cases, national instruments remain in wide use within the nation (such as the Puerto Rican cuatro), but in others, their importance is primarily symbolic (such as the Welsh triple harp).
Another early Irish-American band was Cherish the Ladies formed in 1985. The rules of the All-Ireland championships allow non Irish residents to complete and thanks to Irish cultural centres in New York and Chicago, young US citizens began to win in dancing and fiddling. Chicago-born Liz Carroll came second in 1974 with her fiddling. In 1992 ...
A special marimba, the "Century of Progress Model" was designed by Musser and produced by the Deagan company. There was a similar project in 1935 with another special marimba, the "King George Model."The largest group Musser had ever assembled was an ensemble of 300 players appearing at the "Chicago Fair of 1950," though those were "Chicago ...
Vida Chenoweth (October 18, 1928 – December 14, 2018) was a solo classical marimbist, an ethnomusicologist, and a linguist. [1]Credited with being the first to perform polyphonic music on the marimba and for doing for the marimba what Pablo Casals did for the cello and Andrés Segovia did for the guitar, [2] she made her solo debut in Chicago in 1956, followed by a successful recital in New ...
At the time, black performers typically did not perform their own material, instead using songs produced by the music publishing companies of Tin Pan Alley. African American blues evolved during the early 20th century, later evolving to create genres like rhythm and blues. During this time, jazz diversified into steadily more experimental fields.
Music of Irish Catholic Immigrants in the Antebellum United States. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 0-268-01116-8. Moloney, Mick (2002). Far From the Shamrock Shore: The Story of Irish-American Immigration Through Song. Crown. ISBN 0-609-60720-0. O'Connor, Nuala (1991). Bringing it All Back Home: the influence of Irish music. BBC Books.