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Wooden keyboard percussion instrument
Marimba sound Marimba sound in "Attraction". Problems playing this file? See media help. The marimba (/məˈrɪmbə/ mə-RIM-bə) is a musical instrument in
Marimba
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up marimba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A marimba is a xylophone-like percussion instrument played with mallets. Marimba may also refer to:
Marimba_(disambiguation)
American anthropologist
Marimba Ani (born Dona Richards) is an anthropologist and African Studies scholar best known for her work Yurugu, a comprehensive critique of European
Marimba_Ani
Pitched percussion instrument
The xylorimba (sometimes referred to as xylo-marimba or marimba-xylophone) is a pitched percussion instrument similar to an extended-range xylophone with
Xylorimba
Particularly notable classical performers on the marimba include: Keiko Abe Amampondo Bogdan Bacanu Daniel Bolgar Gary Burton Pedro Carneiro Vida Chenoweth
List_of_marimbists
Musical percussion instrument made from rock
comparable to instruments such as the glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone and marimba. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, lithophones are designated
Lithophone
American musical group
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,
Baja_Marimba_Band
MIDI controller
The Marimba Lumina is a MIDI controller developed by American engineer Don Buchla that lets a musician play music via a control surface based on the layout
Marimba_Lumina
International marimba organization
Classical Marimba League (CML) is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of the marimba. The musical repertoire for the marimba in the
Classical_Marimba_League
Swedish journalist and television host
Marimba Roney (born 24 May 1976 in Farstorp, Sweden) is a Swedish journalist and television host. Earlier she wrote about hip hop music and feminism in
Marimba_Roney
Tanzanian big band
The Cuban Marimba Band (previously known as La Paloma) was an influential Tanzanian big band from the city of Morogoro. It was founded in 1948 by Salum
Cuban_Marimba_Band
Mallet percussion instrument
vibraphonist, vibraharpist, or vibist. The vibraphone resembles the steel marimba, which it superseded. One of the main differences between the vibraphone
Vibraphone
This is a list of keyboard percussion manufacturers. Adams Musical Instruments Premier Percussion Yamaha Ludwig-Musser Majestic Percussion Trixon Drums
List of keyboard percussion manufacturers
List_of_keyboard_percussion_manufacturers
Type of idiophone
The glass marimba is a type of idiophone that uses glass structural elements instead of wood. Instruments made with glass are known as crystallophone
Glass_marimba
Wooden keyboard percussion instrument
xylophone may be used generally, to include all such instruments such as the marimba, balafon and even the semantron. However, in the orchestra, the term xylophone
Xylophone
on other occasions. The marimba is an important instrument in Guatemalan traditional songs. The oldest documented use of marimba in the Americas dates to
Music_of_Guatemala
American marimba player (1901–1998)
Clair Omar Musser (1901–1998) was a marimba virtuoso, a conductor and promoter of marimba orchestras, a composer, a teacher, a designer of keyboard percussion
Clair_Omar_Musser
Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens was a marimba-based musical group active from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. They were based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens
Reg_Kehoe_and_his_Marimba_Queens
Mexican band
Mexico City. Primarily playing cumbia, they integrate the use of Mexican marimba music that is traditional in the folklore of their country and such other
Son_Rompe_Pera
American enterprise software company
acquiring Marimba, Inc. for $239 million in cash. Following the acquisition, BMC planned to expand its "Remedy" product line using Marimba's configuration
BMC_Software
Species of gastropod
Marginella marimba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. This marine species occurs off
Marginella_marimba
Japanese composer and pianist (1933–2022)
Personal for marimba and piano (1982) Flowers Blooming in summer for harp and piano (1982) Wind trace for three keyboard percussion (marimba, vibraphone
Toshi_Ichiyanagi
City in Oregon, United States
Eugene (/juːˈdʒiːn/ yoo-JEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette
Eugene,_Oregon
American composer and percussionist
compositions for marimba (i.e., Two Mexican Dances for Marimba from 1977, and the Astral Dance) have become standard repertoire for marimba players worldwide
Gordon_Stout
Japanese composer and marimba player
1937) is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique
Keiko_Abe
1941 film
To the Sound of the Marimba (Spanish: Al son de la marimba) is a 1941 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and stars Sara García,
To_the_Sound_of_the_Marimba
American musician (born 1953)
Leigh Howard Stevens (born March 9, 1953, in Orange, New Jersey) is a marimba artist best known for developing, codifying, and promoting the Stevens technique
Leigh_Howard_Stevens
American composer (1901–1974)
Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974) was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instruments. He composed using
Harry_Partch
American musician and composer (1935–1999)
February 1, 1999) was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed
Julius_Wechter
Bass Marimba Marimba Eroica The Bass Marimba and Marimba Eroica have more traditional linear layouts and are very low in pitch. The Bass Marimba was first
Instruments_by_Harry_Partch
1978 studio album by Steve Reich
eighteen musicians, including Reich himself playing the part of piano and marimba, playing Reich's titular composition. The album was recorded shortly after
Music for 18 Musicians (album)
Music_for_18_Musicians_(album)
Hawaiian jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1932–2002)
(February 2, 1932 – February 24, 2002) was a Hawaiian jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the
Arthur_Lyman
Televised classical music competition
contest marked the first appearance of Cyprus in a televised final and the marimba as a competing instrument, played by both Simon Nakhimovitch of Belgium
Eurovision Young Musicians 2026
Eurovision_Young_Musicians_2026
American marimba player
Nancy Zeltsman (born 1958) is a marimba soloist who has taught at the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music since 1993. Zeltsman was born in
Nancy_Zeltsman
Obsolete tuned percussion instrument
timbre was similar to the celesta for steel and marimba for wooden, and it was used mainly by marimba bands and as a solo instrument by stage artists
Marimbaphone
Lamellophone from the Caribbean
played in son jarocho; in the Dominican Republic, where it is known as marimba, it is played in merengue típico, and in Jamaica it is known as rumba box
Marímbula
Brazilian composer and percussionist
composer and percussionist. His compositions include solo works written for marimba, vibraphone, and multi-percussion, as well as several concerti for solo
Ney_Rosauro
Katarzyna Mycka (born 1972) is a Polish marimba player and percussionist. Mycka studied at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Music Academy in Gdansk with residencies
Katarzyna_Mycka
American xylophone, marimba and vibraphone player (born 1946)
May 23, 1946) is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments for Frank Zappa and his band
Ruth_Underwood
Musical artist
International Marimba Soloist, Bogdan Băcanu (born 1975 in Bucharest, Romania) became a professor for marimba at the famous Anton Bruckner Private University
Bogdan_Bacanu
Species of moth
marimba is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1933. It is found in Venezuela. Savela, Markku. "Leucanopsis marimba (Schaus
Leucanopsis_marimba
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016)
(January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is
Bobby_Hutcherson
French composer, professor and writer
Bois, born in La Charité-sur-Loire in Burgundy, France, is a composer, marimba virtuoso, as well as professor, columnist and author. Du Bois began to
François_Du_Bois
African folk hero
Queen Marimba is a folk hero whose accomplishments have become part of the folklore of Africa. As is customary in most African cultures she is considered
Queen_Marimba
Guatemalan music record distributor
Ideal Marimba Orquesta La Voz de Zunil Marimba Orquesta La Gran Manzana Marimba Orquesta Nicho y sus Cachorros Marimba Maderas Chapinas Marimba Usula
Difosa
American vibraphone and marimba player (1948–2019)
Samuels (October 9, 1948 – April 22, 2019) was an American vibraphone and marimba player who spent many years with the contemporary jazz group Spyro Gyra
Dave_Samuels
2023 film directed by Takumi Doyama
humanoid cat robot. While enjoying their new life, the group is approached by Marimba, a time-traveling bounty hunter, who reveals that Paradapia is actually
Doraemon:_Nobita's_Sky_Utopia
Percussion instrument technique
instruments with four mallets developed by Leigh Howard Stevens. While marimba performance with two, four, and even six mallets had been done for more
Stevens_grip
Ecuadorian ethnic group
why successful or upwardly mobile women tended to straighten their hair. Marimba music is popular from Esmeraldas to the Pacific Region of Colombia. It
Afro-Ecuadorians
American composer
band, using a hybridization of drum set, marimba, conga, djembe and electronic percussion. McCord played marimba on Alex Ebert's score for the 2013 film
Orpheo_McCord
Release date Title Label January 26, 2010 Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums Jagjaguwar August 2, 2011 Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped Jagjaguwar
Spencer_Krug_discography
Musical artist
Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He composed well-known pieces for the marimba such as "Yellow After the Rain" and "Sea Refractions"; it is said that
Mitchell_Peters
American musician
line of marimba mallets by Vic Firth, and a line of signature marimbas by Adams Musical Instruments. In Europe, Van Sice gave the first solo marimba recital
Robert_van_Sice
1978 studio album by Harold Budd
voice Jo Julian – marimba, vibraphone, voice Michael Nyman – marimba, voice John White – marimba, percussion, voice Howard Rees – marimba, vibraphone Nigel
The_Pavilion_of_Dreams
that marimba could boost the musical development of the country, and design a model that it's now known as Kwanongoma marimba. Zimbabwean marimba or Kwanongoma
Music_of_Zimbabwe
2026 studio album by Harry Styles
arrangement (8) Jules Buckley – arrangement, celeste (8) Sam Wilson – marimba, vibraphone (8) Alessandro Ruisi – violin (8) Braimah Kanneh-Mason – violin
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
Kiss_All_the_Time._Disco,_Occasionally
American drummer
to play other percussion instruments, including the xylophone, tympani, marimba, and dozens of others.[citation needed] In 1962, Tripp enrolled at the
Art_Tripp
Type of musical instrument that produces a sound by being hit
Glockenspiel Handbells Marimba Mridangam Rototom Steelpan Tabla Timpani Tuned Triangle Vibraphone Wind chimes Xylophone Xylo-marimba Instruments in this
Percussion_instrument
1966 song by The Rolling Stones
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Under My Thumb" features a marimba played by Brian Jones. Although it was never released as a single in English-speaking
Under_My_Thumb
Salvadoran conductor and composer
numerous marimba bands, including Irigoyen Marimba Central, Marimba Central, El Salvador Country Club, Salvadoran Marimba, New World Marimba, and traveled
Carlos_Irigoyen_Ruiz
Type of wooden xylophone originating in Mali
independently of the Southern African and South American instrument now called the marimba, oral histories of the balafon date it to at least the rise of the Mali
Balafon
1975 song by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
All. The song features unusual time signatures, lyrics and vocals. The marimba-playing of Zappa's percussionist Ruth Underwood is featured prominently
Inca_Roads_(song)
1973 composition by Steve Reich
completed in March 1973. He also composed a variation for six marimbas, called Six Marimbas, in 1986. The world première performance of Six Pianos was in
Six_Pianos
French composer
of the most prominent mallet percussionists and expanded vibraphone and marimba performance by introducing six-stick playing and the vibra-midi. He began
Emmanuel_Séjourné
American musician and bandleader (1921–2022)
coast to coast on WABC. She played the marimba, organ, and singing glasses (glass harp). Dubbed Princess of the Marimba, she conducted the 21-piece Swingphony
Gloria_Parker
1972 studio album by Captain Beefheart
it is solidly founded in the blues but also uses instruments such as marimba and jingle bells that are not typical of that genre. The incarnation of
The_Spotlight_Kid
American pianist, composer, and arranger (1911–2005)
soon left to form his own group and future Herb Alpert sideman and Baja Marimba Band founder Julius Wechter replaced him. Harvey Ragsdale later replaced
Martin_Denny
Mexican marimbist and composer
September 1975) was a Mexican marimbist and composer. He began his career in a marimba ensemble, Los Hermanos Domínguez. His most famous songs, both from 1939
Alberto_Domínguez_(composer)
Percussionist, performer, composer
instrument called “gyil”, and excels at marimba. She created transcriptions of gyil music for western marimbaX, and produced gyil concerti with orchestra
Valerie_Naranjo
1975 studio album by Aerosmith
alongside the bass marimba, played by engineer Jay Messina. Douglas explains, "The electric bass is doubled by a bass marimba, which is a marimba with tone bars
Toys_in_the_Attic_(album)
Zimbabwean musician
specialized in the form of mbira called nyunga nyunga, as well as the Zimbabwean marimba. He introduced Zimbabwean music to North America, initiating a flourishing
Dumisani_Maraire
Class of musical instruments
the wood block, singing bowl, steel tongue drum, handpan, triangle or marimba) or indirectly, with scraping or shaking motions (like maracas or flexatone)
Idiophone
1966 studio album by Gary Burton
Burton recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label. Burton also plays marimba and piano in a trio with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Larry Bunker
The Time Machine (Gary Burton album)
The_Time_Machine_(Gary_Burton_album)
1916 musical suite by Percy Grainger
have actually been a xylo-marimba. It is cited as one of the earliest uses of the marimba in classical music. The steel marimba was similar to the modern
In_a_Nutshell
English musician (born 1974)
pop soft rock Instruments Vocals guitar keyboards piano organ ukulele marimba Labels Custard Atlantic Warner Website www.jamesblunt.com Musical artist
James_Blunt
Municipality and town in Malanje Province, Angola
Marimba is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 26,180 in 2014. "Projecção da população província
Marimba,_Angola
American composer (1939-2026)
orchestras. Loving Mad Tom, a concerto for marimba and orchestra, commissioned by William Moersch, Merlin for solo marimba, commissioned by William Moersch, Three
Andrew_Thomas_(composer)
Overview of music traditions of the Shona
Azim.[citation needed] Shona marimbas are diatonic and are made with F#s and without. They are different from other marimbas through their larger keys and
Shona_music
3-octave practice marimba (Maxey Practice Marimba), a portable marimba-width keyboard designed for beginning students marketed by Marimba Warehouse. She
Linda_Maxey
1966 studio album by the Rolling Stones
popular music, including the sitar, Appalachian dulcimer, Japanese koto and marimbas, as well as playing guitar and harmonica. Along with Jones' instrumental
Aftermath (Rolling Stones album)
Aftermath_(Rolling_Stones_album)
German marimba player
Roland Haerdtner, orig. Härdtner (born 27 March 1964) is a German marimba player, a soloist for mallet instruments, percussion and timpani. Since 1993
Roland_Haerdtner
1982 studio album by Yasuaki Shimizu
Padua compares the title track to Japanese folk music, noting its "dreamy marimba" and "minimal rhythms" which "set up a foundation for brassy jazz figures
Kakashi_(album)
Michael Lipsey (zoomoozophone, kithara, harmonic canons, diamond marimba, bass marimba, marimba eroica, cloud chamber bowls, juststrokerods, surrogate kithara
Newband
Subgenre of house music
instruments, such as steel percussions, trumpets, saxophones, flutes, marimbas, or bongos. Tropical house does not rely heavily on the build-ups and drops
Tropical_house
Australian percussion musician
panelist on Spicks and Specks. In 2021, Edwardes created The Australian Marimba Composition Kit and a comprehensive list of percussion works by female
Claire_Edwardes
1982 single by the Psychedelic Furs
four members of the group and produced by Todd Rundgren, who also played marimba on the song, and features backing vocals from Flo & Eddie. The song reached
Love_My_Way_(song)
American drummer (born 1977)
Series Vibe Mallets are the first mallets Marimba One designed specifically for the vibraphone. Marsalis is a Marimba One artist and plays the One Vibe. On
Jason_Marsalis
Collective term for the dances, rhythms and styles of music from El Salvador
marimba de arco. The modern version of the instrument is a three octave marimba de arco and the music is always instrumental. The heyday of marimba in
Music_of_El_Salvador
1998 studio album by Tortoise
an urge for the band to use mallet instruments on TNT, especially the marimba, "in ways that were different from the past. It's a hard line to walk with
TNT_(Tortoise_album)
1967 studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
1–6), marimba, drums (track 7 only) Herbie Hancock - piano, box full of rocks (track 7 only) Bob Cranshaw - bass Joe Chambers - drums, marimba (track
Happenings (Bobby Hutcherson album)
Happenings_(Bobby_Hutcherson_album)
American industrial rock band
vocals (1994–1996, 1999–2000, 2008–2009, 2013–present) Josh Freese – drums, marimba (2005, 2005–2008, 2025–present) Stu Brooks – bass, keyboards, guitars,
Nine_Inch_Nails
Canadian rock band
percussion that would otherwise consume far too much stage area, such as a marimba, harp, temple blocks, triangles, glockenspiel, orchestra bells, tubular
Rush_(band)
is home to the College for Fine Arts. Folk music is played with guitar, marimba, Congas and other instruments. Punta is popular in Honduras. Popular folk
Music_of_Honduras
English musician (1942–1969)
record producer Instruments Guitar harmonica backing vocals keyboards marimba recorder dulcimer sitar saxophone Years active 1957–1969 Formerly of The
Brian_Jones
Woodwind instrument
drum Bell Carillon Celesta Cymbals Glockenspiel Gong Handbell Lithophone Marimba Mridangam Snare drum Steelpan Timpani Triangle Tubaphone Tubular bells
Flute
17, 2007. (T)he marimba... has become Guatemala's national instrument. Yurchenco, Henrietta (January 1966). "Review of The Marimbas of Guatemala by Vida
List of national instruments (music)
List_of_national_instruments_(music)
2005 studio album by the White Stripes
recording at home with their second album De Stijl; he had purchased a marimba not long before the recording and had it in the dining room, though had
Get_Behind_Me_Satan
Single by The African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia
del Rosario". A number of reggae versions of the song also exist, and marimba covers are particularly popular. Skokiaan has been recorded many times
Skokiaan
American jazz musician (1953–2020)
Gold album, Still Life (Talking) (Geffen, 1987), "Mindwalk" in 2009 for marimba player Nancy Zeltsman, and previously "Somewhere in Maine" in 1988 for
Lyle_Mays
Cultural Center in Guatemala City, Guatemala
various plazas and salons, as well as the National Marimba Institute, Instituto Nacional de la Marimba. "Architect of Guatemala's National Theater dies"
Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
Centro_Cultural_Miguel_Ángel_Asturias
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Sikh
Pure consciousness, One whose heart is holy
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Unequalled, Unrivalled, Immeasurable, Unique, Unweigh able, Incomparable
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Handsome
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Iranian/Persian
(ارمزد) Newer form of Persian Ahura Mazda, OHRMAZD means "good and wise god."
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Happy
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Indian, Telugu
Its a Name Starts of God Venkateshwara Swamy
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Scottish
Brown-skinned soldier.
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A Warrior of God
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n.
A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.