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marimba

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marimba

Summary

marimba is a type of musical instrument[1]. marimba ranks in the top 8% of type_of_musical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • marimba's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • marimba is a type of musical instrument[4].
  • marimba's Commons category is recorded as Marimbas[5].
  • marimba's country of origin is recorded as Guatemala[6].
  • marimba's country of origin is recorded as Mexico[7].
  • marimba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marimbas[8].
  • marimba's Commons gallery is recorded as Marimba[9].
  • marimba's product or material produced is recorded as marimba music[10].
  • marimba's described by source is recorded as Diccionario del español de México[11].
  • marimba's used by is recorded as marimba player[12].
  • marimba's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 111.212[13].
  • marimba's different from is recorded as Marimba[14].
  • marimba's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03721384-n[15].

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Definition and Type

marimba's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. marimba is a type of musical instrument[4].

Use and Application

marimba's used by is recorded as marimba player[12].

Why It Matters

marimba ranks in the top 8% of type_of_musical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,153 views/month).[2] marimba has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] marimba is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Al Jarreau Brian Jones Carl Palmer Evelyn Glennie Guatemala Ian Stewart John Cale Mexico Trent Reznor

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Used by → —
    Country of origin → —
    Used by → marimba player
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8570, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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