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Meanings of marimba in English

Portuguese
marimba
Catalan
xilòfon

Musical instrument made of wooden bars each shaped to resonate at a given pitch when struck.

marimba
Usage of marimba in English
1
Enjoy this new video performance from members of the NZSO, featuring the marimba.
Radio NZ
2
Strike it anywhere and you get a note like a marimba!
Cat’s Cradle
3
One original work, Hywel Davies Purl Ground for quietly humming marimba, completes the disc.
The Irish Times
4
His next, a work for marimba, will be his seventh.
The Irish Times
5
My phone alarm woke me with its usual marimba ringtone.
The Irish Times
6
Not unless they hired a marimba band, and served mojitos and pastel corn chips.
Happiness key
7
Things to know about Thandokazi: Her musical talents include playing the steel drums and marimba.
The South African
8
His companions started off joyously down the hill, one of them playing on the marimba.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
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Norvo was 14 when he started playing the marimba.
Wired
10
As with other concerts at the Adam Festival, the marimba and the cello are prominent.
Radio NZ
11
The balafon is a close relative of the marimba.
Radio NZ
12
The following morning, a band played marimba music next to the coffin in Paiz's family home.
Reuters
13
Photo: youtube A critical sound is two repeated notes struck on a marimba in quick succession.
Radio NZ
14
A native marimba band playing Guatemalan airs makes complete the Central American spirit of this pavilion.
The Jewel City
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A trio for violin, clarinet and marimba by American composer Kevin Puts Photo: Adam Chamber Music Festival
Radio NZ
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He started on the xylophone & marimba in the mid-twenties; up until then these were clown instruments.
The new yorker
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Translations for marimba
Portuguese
marimbaxilofone
Marimba through the time