African Marimba Bands
 
 

  

 

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African Marimba Bands - African Music, Function Band, Party Band. 

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The origin of the marimba is uncertain; some believe that it had originate in Southeast Asia by the 14th Century, and others that it came from Africa. The instrument was brought to South America in the early 16th Century by either African slaves or by pre-Columbian African contact.


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The marimba is an idiophone that is sounded by striking wooden bars with a mallet. Its name is derived from Bantú languages in which rimba suggests a "flattish object sticking out" such as a note or key, and ma is a cumulative prefix; thus, marimba is equivalent to many keys.

Early marimbas were made of wooden bars or keys, with resonating gourds suspended below. Each gourd was individually tuned to the primary pitch of its corresponding key. The gourd was interiorly fitted with a mirliton or natural membrane (tripa de puerco) which created the buzzing or reverberating sound for which the marimba is known. These traditional marimbas are still made in rural villages, mainly in Guatemala and Mexico, and are usually played either by attaching the instrument to a frame with wooden legs or by hanging it from the player’s waist.

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2,3 and 4 - 12 piece African bands (comprising a combination of marimba, bass, keyboards, vocals and horn) suitable for cocktail parties, receptions, weddings or conference registration.

These bands will perform in the genres of African traditional, African contemporary and jazz and are able to play laid-back and ambient music and can up the tempo, if neccesary, to create a sense of occasion.

These performances invibe African culture through rhythmic song and dance to the African Marimba.

 

 


 

 
 

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