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Most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, where one can listen to live marimba music. In this particular case, the marimba players were providing the soundtrack for the weekend temporary handicraft market that set up over the weekend on the atrium of the former Compañía de Jesús building, now the headquarter for the Cooperación Española.
Do you like marimba music? I ask because I don’t and only listen to it when there is no choice like in this particular case.
Every Saturday and Sunday the city closes 5a avenida norte, better known as Calle del Arco, to all traffic. Only allowing people to walk through the street. This group of a father and his sons made the experience very festive and lively. Throughout the whole street you can hear the soul of this city flowing through this music.
Do you have a local spot where you like to hear music?
Here’s a marimba sculpture found in Santo Domingo del Cerro representing Guatemala’s national musical instrument. How you like it?
He aquí una foto de la escultura de la marimba que se encuentra en Santo Domingo del Cerro; una representación artística del la marimba, el instrumento nacional de Guatemala. ¿Qué les parece?
Street music calls for everyone. It is not privileged or costly. Any passers-by is invited to enjoy it fully. So these two persons response was to dance to it.
To play this game you simply try to name as many musical instruments as you can from the musical stand above (you might need to click on the photo to get a larger version for details). Let the game begin.
With this one-of-kind humorous image I wave goodbye to the Wear it and Play it with Pride series. I hope you have enjoy the series and have a little better understanding of the indigenous people of Guatemala. I know I do.
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Thank you for your beautiful photos and all the information that comes with it! My daughter is in Antigua for almost two weeks now working as a volunteer. Your website is bringing me closer to her. I could see the buses she’s riding and places she might be walking… I wish I could be there too… especially now. I’m a frequent visitor on your site now, checking out your newest and old photos. They are amazing! Thanks again. —Aleksandra Kuchta
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