The Pandemic Silenced These Instruments

And the virus killed two of the three “marimba healers” of Los Angeles, men who restored the old, cracked, broken marimbas of the area’s Guatemalan community. And “in addition to taking a devastating toll on the Central American community, the pandemic shut down indoor dining at Guatemalan restaurants where marimbistas would ply their trade.” Now, with vaccines, things are starting to change – and the instrument needs its one remaining healer. – Los Angeles Times

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