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The intangible side of tangible objects. Marimba making from Bagamoyo to Germany

Authors: Bleibinger, Bernhard;

The intangible side of tangible objects. Marimba making from Bagamoyo to Germany

Abstract

[AL] Die kastenförmige, pentatonische Marimba, die Graham Hyslop einst ‚Kizaramo Marimba‘ nannte und die entlang der Küste Tansanias zu finden ist, ist ein gutes Beispiel für ein lebendiges Erbe in der afrikanischen Xylophon-Landschaft. Auf den ersten Blick mag es unspektakulär erscheinen, aber wenn man es bei der Herstellung oder in Aktion sieht oder seine Geschichte und Entwicklung nachverfolgt, erfährt man eine Dimension, in der das Nicht-greifbare und das Greifbare miteinander verschmelzen und sich gegenseitig beeinflussen. Die Veränderungen, die in den letzten 60 Jahren an diesem Instrument vorgenommen wurden, sind Ausdruck des Bedürfnisses der Menschen nach Kontinuität einerseits und ihrer Offenheit für Innovationen, die auf neue Situationen und die Verfügbarkeit von Materialien achten, andererseits. Wie gezeigt wird, erzeugen Musikinstrumente nicht nur Töne, sondern haben – wie es für von Menschenhand geschaffene Objekte üblich ist – auch Biografien und Geschichten zu erzählen.

The box-resonated, pentatonic marimba, once called “Kizaramo Marimba” by Graham Hyslop, which can be found along the coastal area in Tanzania is a good example of living heritage in the African xylophone landscape. At first glance it may appear unspectacular, but when seeing it being produced, or in action, or when tracing its history and development, one experiences a dimension in which the intangible and the tangible merge and influence each other. The modifications made on this instrument over the last 60 years are an expression of human beings’ demand for continuity, on the one hand, and their openness to innovation, which pays attention to new situations, and availability of materials on the other hand. Musical instruments, as will be shown, not only produce sounds, but—as is normal for man-made objects—have biographies and stories to tell.

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Keywords

Soziale Kohäsion, Social cohesion, Social change, Musik, Sozialer Wandel, Kulturpolitik, Cultural policy, Music, Transformation

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