Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala [With CD]

By Sergio Navarrete Pellicer

Book Overview

Examines the marimba tradition -- the confluence of African musical influences, Spanish colonial power, and Indian ethnic assimilation -- in the dynamics of cultural continuity and change in Guatemala.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159213291X
• ISBN13: 9781592132911
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"