marimba
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When reminiscing about playing the marimba at weddings and quinceañeras as a kid, he recalls the strong emotions he felt when listening to Mexican cumbias.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024
She looks around the living room, which is virtually empty beyond a chair, a sofa and a marimba sitting in the corner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023
The orchestral ensemble — 19 string players augmented by a five-octave marimba and a low bass drum — becomes a metaphor for the forest.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
With a final kick, a final marimba concert, a final autumnal lunge through leaf stacks, they went home.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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