Guatemala, 12 feb (EFE).Guatemala, 12 feb (EFE). — La marimba, ese instrumento de percusión al que los guatemaltecos dan el apelativo de “autóctono” y cuyo origen es un tema de debate entre los ...
Feb. 20 is Día Nacional de la Marimba in Guatemala. The instrument's importance as a symbol of resistance and cultural pride has taken on new meaning among refugees and immigrants in the U.S. SHAPIRO: ...
The instrument sat dusty and out of tune in the corner of a storage room. Its resonators were cracked, its bars unable to hold notes, and the layer of pig tripe fitted on the clay rings no longer ...
This story is a merger and republication of two articles, by Elías Oxom and Joel Pérez, in Prensa Comunitaria. Guatemalans across the country celebrated All Souls’ Day this November 1 and 2 with ...
The Ministry of Culture of Guatemala, a government ministry, increased its budget allocation by issuing a public appeal to Apple to change the name of its Marimba tone (the national instrument) to ...
When you sit down at Marimbas Guatemalan Bakery & Restaurant with a piping hot cup of coffee and a champurrada (a traditional sesame seed cookie), you’ll be struck at how homey and familial the place ...