Marimba Research Paper

The marimba, a popular percussion instrument, has not only a rich sound, but a rich history. The instrument, which has a name that means “wood sounder” in African languages and “the goddess” in Guatemalan creates it’s sound with wooden bars and metal resonators.
The first idea for marimbas came from Africa.“The xylophone was taken to Latin America by African slaves…”(“Marimba”, Encyclopedia Britannica) Calabashes, or a type of gourd, were replaced in Latin America by resonators made of metal. “...xylophones with calabashes as resonators...”(“Marimba History”, Vienna Symphonic Library”) Early marimbas from Africa were a model for marimbas in Latin America.
Marimbas are a type of keyboard percussion instrument. “The wooden bars are made