I got really excited at first because I do love music. I don't think it possible to spend 1 day without music...
Neither can they.

My two nephews having some fun on my brother's music room. I have the feeling he gets ridiculously nervous watching them play with his instruments, but he puts up with it in hopes of them wanting to become musicians some day. I really do wish they would.

Now that I've written the title "Musica en Guatemala" I noticed how many other things I could have photographed for this post. So I'm going to look for some old pictures and see what I can find about music in this country.
So this is what I found.

It is a poster of a Marimba presentation. But not any presentation, this is an Ensamble, which means 10 marimbas play at the same time, the same songs. The marimbas on this event are really famous, have been around for decades and are really loved by people.
Usually, music in marimba is enjoyed only by older people. Younger ones believe it funny to enjoy marimba. I've even heard kids and young adults answer, when asked what kind of music they like, say "everything but marimba" which I find sad and stupid.
Personally, I really like marimba. It is the sound of rural parties. When people say a party was really good: "They even had marimba".
You can find marimbas playing usually Sundays in parks or malls.
Marimbas usually have ten players, with baquetas (Hmm, sticks? as seen in the poster). All ten players in the same marimba, each of them playing a different beat, all of them knowing exactly what to do. They can be accompanied with drums, trumpets, cello, and other instruments depending on the creativity of the band. People dance to marimba. Their songs are also classified by genre: cumbia, blues, salsa, 6x8, corrido, beguine, marcha, etc.
Marimbas are best enjoyed with a tamal and a cup of hot chocolate.
So there you go, music.
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