Current Members:
Chris Ballengee,
Nate Bisco,
Alexander Crook,
Aaron Croft,
Brian Holder,
Hailee Mertz,
Jack Forbes,
Chris Roberts,
Aaron Spaulding,
Chris Witulski
Marimba Ayin Alumni:
Andrew Aranow,
Larry Crook,
Manuel Mateo Suar,
Pedro Tomas Mateo Velasquez,
Travis MacDonald,
Billy Shields,
Elvia Velasquez Perez
Influences
Marimba de Concierto Pedro Tomas, Marimba de Concierto Bellas Artes, Marimba Nacional de Concierto, Marimba La Voz de los Altos, Los Hermanos Hurtados, Marimba Folklorica Cakchiquel, Marimba Chapinlandia, Marimba Orquesta Gallito, Marimba Princesita, Los Internacionales Conejos, Gema India, Ecos Manzaneros, Checha y su India Maya, Alma Tuneca, and many other Guatemalan marimba groups
R.I.P. Lalo Tzul, one of Guatemala's marimba legends
Somos Marimba Ayin, la única marimba guatemalteca universitaria de todos los EE.UU. Ayin significa "caimán" o "lagarto grande" en K'iche' y en la Universidad de Florida, somos los "Gators." Entonces, somos "Gator Marimba." Realizamos conciertos y presentaciones en Jupiter, Florida para la "Fiesta Maya" por la organización social Corn Maya, en Gainesville, Florida por el Centro de Artes Mundiales (Center for World Arts). Hemos realizados clases, lecturas, conciertos, y presentaciones en muchos lugares de la Universidad de Florida, como la Conferencia del Centro de Estudios Americanos Latinos, los "Museum Nights" en el Museo Harn, y clases para la Escuela de la Música.
Estamos agradecidos para las obras de Manuel Mateo Suar, Elvia Velasquez Perez, y Pedro Tomás Mateo Velasquez, quien nos ayudaron a empezar este grupo en 2006. Estos artistas brillantes de Chichicastenango somos nuestros guías musicales y se dedicamos todo de nuestro trabajo a ellos.
Marimba Ayin is a Guatemalan marimba ensemble based at the University of Florida. Sponsored by the Center for World Arts, Center for Latin American Studies, School of Music, and UF Student Government, Marimba Ayin is a product of the Center for World Arts' 2006 Latin American Artists-in-Residence project. In the spring semester of 2006, Manuel Mateo Suar, his wife Elvia Velasquez Perez, and their son Pedro Tomas Maeto Velasquez spent over two months in Gainesville, imparting their skills to many musicans involved with the World Music Ensemble program.
Marimba Ayin is the only Guatemalan marimba located in an American university (as far as we know). If you're out there, we'd love to meet you!!
We have just received notice that our application to perform at the 2007 Percussive Arts Society International Convention has been accepted! Plans for the Marimba Ayin Ohio Fall Tour 2007 are now being hatched, with performances, master-classes, and other presentations at the University of Dayton, University of Toledo, Bowling Green University, and the 2007 National Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. See you in October and November!
For more information, please visit UF's Center for World Arts (http://www.arts.ufl.edu/cwa). We are available for concerts, lecture presentations, workshops, and masterclasses in both English and Spanish. Please contact us for a press kit (electronic or hard copy).
MUCHAS GRACIAS POR AGREGARNOS ESPEREN EL LAYOUT Y MUCHO MAS ESTA SEMANA. TE INVITAMOS A VISITAR WWW.REGGAETONGUATE.COM O PUEDES ESCUCHAR EL PROGRAMA OFICIAL DE REGGAETON GUATE SOLO EN WWW.LACABINAMIX.COM CON EL MEJOR REGGAETON DE GUATEMALA. DESEAS ALGUNAS DE TUS CANCIONES MANDANOS TU EMAIL POR MENSAJE Y TE ESTAREMOS MANDANDO LA MUSICA Y NOTICIAS DE REGGAETON GUATE. GRACIAS PRO TU APOYO THANXS FOR THE ADD. REGGAETON GUATE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, HOPEFULLY THIS PAGE BE WILL BE FINISHED AS SOON AS POSIBLE. THIS PAGE WILL CONTAIN VIDEOS, INFORMATION AND MUSIC OF ALL REGGAETON SINGERS FROM GUATEMALA. YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE WWW.REGGAETONGUATE.COM TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC AND YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGGAETON SINGERS. AT THE SAME TIME YOU CAN VISIT WWW.LACABINAMIX.COM TO LISTEN THE OFFICIAL RADIO PROGRAM OF REGGAETON GUATE. IF YOU HAVE SOME COMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW MOVEMENT SEND ME A MESSAGE,COMENT OR EMAIL AT THIS EMAIL ADRESS WWW.REGGAETONGUATE@HOTMAIL.COM . THANXS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND JOIN THE MUSIC.
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Glad to see more traditional marimba groups here in the U.S.. I have a group/duet in NM and have been playing since 1982. You must see my collection of marimbas from around the world including the Turquoise marimba which is from Chiapas but I had some Navajo Indians make me a sandpainting using real turquoise stone sand. You must also see my slideshow and listen to the "fastest hands this side of the Rio Grande." GREAT JOB. LOVE THE BUZZZZZZZZZZ!
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