Masanga Marimba

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE IS...

The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. We fulfill our mission by providing services and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations; professional development opportunities; commissioning civic artworks and managing the County’s civic art collection; implementing countywide arts education initiatives; research and evaluation; career pathways in the creative economy; free community programs; and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues. This work is framed by the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative and a longstanding commitment to fostering access to the arts.

Primary Genre

African

Secondary Genres

Caribbean

South American

Contact Name

Ric Alviso

310-486-2189

ric.alviso@csun.edu

PA System

Indoors & Outdoors

Configurations

Nonet (9)

Octet (8)

Septet (7)

Instrumentation

<p>Zimbabwean style marimbas of various sizes (soprano, tenor, baritone, bass), djembe, percussion, saxophone and drum kit</p>

About

The nine-member Masanga Marimba Ensemble plays high-energy, family-oriented traditional and popular music from Africa and Latin America on marimbas of various sizes, drums, percussion, saxophone, and trumpet.