The Marimba | Timothy Jones | TEDxUNLV

An introduction to the evolution of the modern marimba with insightful details about the history, construction, tuning and approach to performance. See images of the marimba’s origins and evolution, and hear examples of the characteristic sound through performed examples. Includes an amazing eight-hand performance by four students: Lindsay Suta, Ryan Harrison, Kyle Bissantz, and Luc Brust.
Dr. Timothy Jones is an assistant professor of music in percussion studies, the coordinator of History of Rock ‘n’ Roll at UNLV, and freelance percussionist in Las Vegas. In addition to performing locally and internationally as percussion soloist and drum set artist, Dr. Jones authored the book Rock ‘n’ Roll Origins and Innovators, and several articles in the field of percussion. He is on the faculty of the innovative percussion camp “TAPS” (the Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar) and has a long list of performing credits including the Amadeus Orchestra, Las Vegas Opera, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Mary Wilson, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, Peter Cetera, David Foster, Buddy Greco, Natalie Merchant, Don Rickles, the Irish Tenors and Nebojsa Zivkovic.
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[@nelsontayengwa]

The Lozi Silimba from Zambia & the Chopi Marimba from Mozabique were all evolved into the today commonly known Marimba, This all happened in the regions Central to Mozabique & Zambia, today this region is known as “ZIMBABWE”. Cononial Borders & colonial influences distorts the history & origins of the instrument. Funny that even the Stone structures that gave name to this Country “ZIMBABWE” , were even argued that they were not built by the the intelligent locals that occupied that region. Marimba originated in Southern Africa in within cultures of three specific Countries Mozabique, Zimbabwe & Zambia. The Instrument was present in these three countries, the only thing that makes Zimbabwean Marimbas stand out is because the Shonas Merged their version of Marimba with that of Chopi & that of Silimba , & they standardized the Instrument that Colonizers are proudly Claiming to have more knowledge about, more than the people that had it as part of their cultures for centuries.

[@umojaafrika2447]

You are so right !

[@yusefnegao]

Nope he forgot Angola

[@tinashebasera3612]

this is a perfect example of history distorted.

[@user-vw6bk4pb4l]

That's why we must reclaim and tell our own history instead of relying on these European so called "experts." Subconsciously, Africans cannot be inventors, only importers of foreign innovation.

[@Ganzie2000]

Stop lying about the origins of marimba. Get your facts right. Where in Asia are you suggesting this instrument comes from. Just the name tells you if it's southern african origins.

[@Scriabinfan593]

He did say its from africa

[@MarimbaMaurice]

I think he probably referred in that sentence to the stone marimbas they once found.

[@theoldschoolgamer]

Marimba is from Africa not Asia

[@umojaafrika2447]

Marimba is from Africa lier !