Marimba Maya AWAL
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2024 June 29
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.SFF.2024, Item SFF2024_0629_IVA_FourDirections_0005
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copy available
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content: Hayes Lavis (Presenter); Grupo AWAL (Maya): Ubaldo Sanchez (Guatemalan); Jesus; Eliseao; Estevan; Kevin; Victoria; Jose; Marvin; Alex; Vinicio; Adam; Gonzalo  Marimba Maya AWAL is a multigenerational traditional music group that centers the marimba, considered the iconic sound of Guatemala. Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Marimba Maya AWAL promotes their heritage at many festivals and events. In the Maya Mam language,  awal  means The Sower, and the objective of the group is "to value and sow the culture within our youth and children, so that tomorrow we can continue to reap our cultural values."