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marimba

[muh-rim-buh] / məˈrɪm bə /


NOUN
xylophone
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When experimenting more with the marimba, an instrument their late father taught them, they unintentionally created this fusion of rock-style cumbia.

From Los Angeles Times

He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

From NewsForKids.net

A marimba repairman came to rescue an aging instrument in Guatemala’s Los Angeles consulate.

From Los Angeles Times

Jacob was nearly vibrating with excitement as the strings rippled and marimba clattered.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a countryish song with south-of-the border touches like marimba and flutes, a style jovially summed up as “Gulf and Western.”

From New York Times