Marimbas Del Estado De Oaxaca "Vol. 2" LP (USED) - Mitla Discos

Marimbas have become widely popular around the world being used throughout Africa, South East Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Central America.^[19]

In 1850, Mexican marimbist Manuel Bolán Cruz (1810-1863), modified the old bow marimba, by the wooden straight one, lengthening the legs so that the musicians could play in a standing mode, expanded the keyboard and replaced the gourd resonators by wooden boxes.

In 1892, Mexican musician Corazón de Jesús Borras Moreno [es] expanded marimba to include the chromatic scale by adding another row of sound bars, akin to black keys on the piano.^[20]

The name marimba was later applied to the orchestra instrument inspired by the Latin American model. In the United States, companies like J.C. Deagan and the Leedy Manufacturing Company company adapted the Latin American instruments for use in western music. Metal tubes were used as resonators, fine-tuned by rotating metal discs at the bottom; lowest note tubes were U-shaped. The marimbas were first used for light music and dance, such as vaudeville theater and comedy shows.^[21] Clair Omar Musser was a chief proponent of marimba in the United States at the time.

This LP features the marimba group from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico released in 1972.