Marimba Mojo Publications
Viva Marimba!
Grades 4-8
Join the "fiesta"! Explore the spirited music of Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Bolivia with these festive arrangements of popular traditional tunes. Perfect for your upper-elementary and middle-school classrooms and marimba ensembles, the fiery scores are sure to keep your students engaged and your audiences begging for more! Performance tracks and reproducible lead sheets for each piece are available on the included CD.
$19.95
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1. La RaspaA great introductory piece from Mexico for young malleteers. Adaptable for even kindergarten.
- 2. La Bamba
The traditional version from Mexico, not the Richie Valens pop version.
- 3. La Cucaracha
From Mexico
- 4. De Colores
A beautiful ballad from Mexico.
- 5. Dale, Dale, Dale!
"The Pinata Song" from Mexico.
- 6. Three Kings
A Puerto Rican Christmas Carol.
(youtube link) extended and embellished
- 7. Chiapanecas
From Mexico
- 8. Cielito Lindo
A favorite from Mexico.
- 9. Pajarillo Barranqueno
From Mexico
- 10. Jugaremos en el bosque
"Lets Play In The Forest," a childrens game song from Mexico.
- 11. Carnavalito
From Bolivia
- 12. Mi Lupita
From Guatemala
- 13. Jarabe Tapatio
The "Mexican Hat Dance" song from Mexico.
- 14. La Paloma
From Spain.