Los Angeles Marimba Institute

Joel and James of our Marimba institute team paired with James' freinds and co-workers at the Los Angeles International Music and Arts Academy this last weekend do offer a workshop on African marimba. We all had a great time and the vibes were fun! Check out their next workshop on June 29th for Brazilian Pandeiro!

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Julia Chigamba, one of my first Zimbabwean teachers and the daughter of my mentor Ric Alviso's first mbira teachers, Tute Chigamba, has started a gofundme campaign for her family home in Harare, Zimbabwe where the entire Chigamba clan is based. Their home suffered some pretty serious damage when inclement weather caused the roof to collapse and they've been faced with expensive and serious repairs. Julia has been a spectacular inspiration to us over the years, and if you've ever enjoyed a Masanga Marimba show or a Marimba Institute of Los Angeles event or instrument, it's thanks to her and her family that you were able to. Please take 5 minutes to join us in donating any amount of money to help them get back on their feet and continue sharing their heart, soul, and music with the world.

Click here to support Final Chigamba home repairs organized by Jennifer Kyker Please help Julia Chigamba raise the funds to complete some final home repairs in Harare. Although the roof of the Chigamba family house has been replaced, the initial roof collapse caused quite a bit of water damage to the inside of the house. At this point, many of the ceilings and floors need...

Hello followers and Facebook friends. I just wanted to shout out to all ya'll Simi Valley locals that the Marimba Institute will be hanging out at the Simi Valley High School Band Spectacular this Saturday with a variety of marimbas to sell and let you come out and jam on! Please come by and visit our tuning specialist and marimba making master, Scott Murphy! If you want to learn about how to make a marimba, try our product line, or just hang out with a really nice guy who makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, come on by Saturday from 11am-7pm.

Los Angeles Marimba Institute Sharing Music and the joys of the Marimba

This is Eric of Padauk Dust marimbas, playing a driftwood/ scrap marimba he made in the beach in Costa Rica. Eric is kinda the coolest....

Handmade marimba of the jungle A chief purpose for this video is to show the potential and energy that lies within every object, even the things that people throw away. Here's an instrumen...

Marimbist James Waterman came by recently to check out our newest design, the 3 Octave Portable Marimba. If you play, or if you have a marimba playing friend, or if you'd just like to check out some of the fun things we're doing at the Marimba Institute, have a look at James' review of the new instrument we're offering! Or click again and share it to you friends!

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My Zimbabwean friend Blessing Chimanga is rocking it hard in Harare with the help of the government and lots of great musicians and kids. I can't wait until we can bring him here for shows and workshops. Let's make it happen guys!

Dreams Marimba Camp 2016 Documentary promo The 2016 Dreams Marimba Camp documentary promo. Camp directed and facilitated by Blessing bled Chimanga and Dreams Trust. Special thank you to US ...

C3-C5 Diatonic Marimba, Zimbabwean style with F # added.

Picture gallery of our Tabletop Children's Soprano Marimbas