A centuries-old instrument helps youth of Guatemalan background preserve their heritage. For WBEZ, Catalina Maria Johnson has the story on marimba music in Chicago. Marimba It's the place where ...

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.

In his hometown of San Francisco Zapotitlán in southwest Guatemala, Esteban’s family would sit together at lunch every day and listen to marimba music on the radio.

Festival Chapin Los Angeles celebrates Guatemalan culture including arts and crafts, food and marimba music at Lafayette Park in on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. ..

Music from the homeland Several bands are traveling from Guatemala to get the party going for the weekend celebration. The marimba, an instrument made of wooden bars and similar to the xylophone ...

A marimba repairman came to rescue an aging instrument in Guatemala's Los Angeles consulate. "I wanted to give it life again," he said.

From the dizzying pyramids of Tikal to catchy marimba tunes in the streets of Guatemala City, this is a country to get your heart racing.

The marimba, an instrument made of wooden bars and similar to the xylophone, is the national instrument of Guatemala, Bautista said.

From the dizzying pyramids of Tikal to catchy marimba tunes in the streets of Guatemala City, this is a country to get your heart racing.