Most of us don't know the marimba beyond the ringtone. But believe it or not, this instrument has been a big part of our musical history. The marimba is part of the percussion family of instruments, ...

Every Friday at noon and 6pm Jennifer Reason curates and hosts the Local Artist Feature on air, created to highlight and ...

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: ...

Heartland Marimba, the world's only touring classical marimba organization, is on the road with the sixth tour — “The Expanse Tour” — of their 11th season! In the new year, Heartland Marimba hits the ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. If AI and robots are ...

Alexander Graham Bell's first useful ringer was ironically a bell that was struck by a solenoid controlled hammer. Fast forward to the iPhone's original "marimba" ringtone, an audio file of a wooden ...

In the eight cantons of the province of Esmeraldas in Ecuador and the South Pacific of Colombia, this cultural event takes place. To the rhythm of marimba, cununos and traditional and ancestral songs, ...

Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari (now Mbare): grim, monotonous, matchbox ...

Artists “The first three times I performed it in public, I burst into tears”: Joni Mitchell's era-defining classic Woodstock Artists “Lou fixated on her and his vocal was done in one take”: How ...

Bay High student Silas Dyer premiered a new marimba piece, "Somewhat Disoriented," at the school's spring concert. The piece was composed specifically for Dyer by Dave Schwartz, a Bay High alumnus.