marímbula

marímbula is a mbira or musical work/composition.

Also recorded as marimba; marimbol; rhumba box.

Overview

Large bass lamellophone of the Caribbean, developed in 19th-century Cuba from African mbira traditions; the player sits on the wooden resonator box and plucks metal tongues to provide bass support in Afro-Cuban genres such as son and changüí.

In detail

marímbula is a mbira or musical work/composition.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Marímbula”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q16257797: marímbula

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