When the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra introduces a new face, it’s worth paying attention. Classical fans who didn’t know pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard before his first appearances last season as an SPCO ...

ARCATA — For the first time in its 11-season history, the Zeltsman Marimba Festival is taking place in Humboldt County. Co-sponsored by Humboldt State University and Arcata Playhouse and starting ...

THE captivating sounds of marimba music promise to be twice as nice on Memorial Day Weekend in the US, as one of Zimbabwe's most acclaimed mbira players shares the spotlight with the San Juans' own ...

Why does baroque music sound so good on the marimba? Maybe it's because, as a percussion instrument, the marimba clearly articulates the precise subdivision of the beat in baroque music. Or it may be ...

South Africa's Sheer Sound label launched its Sheer Africa series a few years ago in order to highlight specific instruments and styles from the continent. Each edition has benefited from attractive ...

Victor Chimusoro, known by his stage names Bravikzw and GwenyaRimbA, is a marimba player from Harare who has dedicated his life to preserving and promoting traditional marimba music in Zimbabwe. With ...

After happening at locations all of the world over the past 11 years, the Zeltzman Marimba Festival (ZMF) 2013, is finally being held in a town (surprisingly enough) where so many of these unique ...

"In my opinion, it has significance or maybe relationships to African marimbas, but in a way, the marimba, now it has been made or reinterpreted by the Mayan people in Guatemala," said Juan Francisco ...