marimba

noun

ma·rim·ba | \ mə-ˈrim-bə

Definition of marimba

: a xylophone of southern Africa and Central America with resonators beneath each bar also : a modern form of this instrument

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Recent Examples on the Web The vibraphone and marimba later join in, playing warmly ringing harmonies. — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 27 May 2021 Registrants can take workshops to learn anything from the marimba to jazz percussion and Celtic fiddle. — Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2021 The circumar is shaped like a large kettle with marimba keys suspended perpendicular to the floor. — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2021 One such machine was an earlier version of Shimon, which could play the marimba and sing. — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2020 But the hall has also changed with the times: Nieto is promoting a young band that combines the tropical instrument known as the marimba with electric guitars and drums. — Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2020 But the hall has also changed with the times: Nieto is promoting a young band that combines the tropical instrument known as the marimba with electric guitars and drums. — Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2020 But the hall has also changed with the times: Nieto is promoting a young band that combines the tropical instrument known as the marimba with electric guitars and drums. — Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2020 Harp, marimba and vibraphone give the Rhinemaidens’ warning to Siegfried a suitably watery texture. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020

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