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a xylophone that swallowed a forest and learned to sing in warm wood.
originAfrican instrument carried to Latin America by enslaved people
resonatorstubes beneath each bar amplify and sustain the tone
national pridedeclared the national instrument of Guatemala
buzzing rootsearly versions used spider-silk membranes for a raspy buzz
reachcan span over five octaves of rosewood bars