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REB Barrios Marimba

Gerona Zone, Guatemala
Central America

Rosewood
1965

Length: 9.5 ft
REB - Rosando E. Barrios Custom Marimba ('REB' #411), made in 1965 for Eduardo "Rafael" Rivera.

This 8 1/2-octave, custom-made marimba was made by the legendary Rosando E. Barrios (d. 1994) of the Barrios Marimba Factory, which he opened in 1904. The Barrios Marimba Factory, in the Gerona Zone now run by the brothers Ernesto and Mario Rosendo, was declared an “intangible heritage” of Guatemala. Today, the factory is a living museum. This marimba was custom-made for Eduardo "Rafael" Rivera of the Marimbo Mayalandia. Rafael, a famous Guatemalan Marimba Performer, played on this marimba for the opening of "Epcot Center" in Disney World, Orlando Florida.

 

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