The marimba and the xylophone have wooden keys and require pipes, called resonators, to amplify sound. Matt Coe, owner of Coe Percussion, knows a thing or two about marimbas.

There are various ways to play the marimba – an instrument similar to the xylophone but with warmer tones and a wider range. The standard approach often involves a player standing upright ...

Marino, a virtuoso player of the xylophone-like instrument, said that until recently marimba masters kept it hidden from outsiders to preserve its mystical power to drive away evil spirits.

The marimba consists of a horizontal series of wooden bars, each mounted over a metal resonator tube. It is played similarly to the xylophone, ...