Marimba Boise is a community of students of Zimbabwean-style marimba music. They play on a family of xylophones, where each instrument adds an essential voice to an intricate and joyful sound. Drawing on traditional and contemporary music from southern Africa, they celebrate the region’s infectious dance rhythms.
Their passion is to see this music become a familiar part of Boise’s thriving arts scene. To this end, they offer classes for players aged nine to ninety-nine, from first-time instrumentalists to accomplished performers and teachers.
Take a moment to like, follow, share, and support these vibrant groups forming the Global Lounge Artists Coalition. Let’s celebrate diversity and stay connected to the beauty of tradition.
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Heather Steele
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(208) 794-6474
In Fall of 2020, the Consulate General of Indonesia in San Francisco and Indo Idaho Community met at the Global Lounge Commons.Global Lounge is a nonprofit organization that continuously promotes the cultural diversity in Boise through activities such as festivals, expo, and networking expansion.Indonesia previously has participated in one of their events “World Village Festival” in 2019. Indo Idaho Community expressed their interest to participate in the Boise Music Festival next year to introduce Indonesian tradit
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The season’s kick-off is a grand New Year’s Eve celebration. Ground zero is OVO Beach on Maldonado Bay. We walked to the celebration, our apartment being just six blocks from the bay. This proved opportune as traffic was at a standstill. People filled every available patch of street, sidewalk, and sand. Elbowing our way towards the shore, we were absorbed into the throng of revelers, holding champagne in one hand to toast in 2019, smartphone in the other to record their presence. As the crowd counted down, corks popped and digital shutters snapped. At the stroke of midnight fireworks began all around Maldonado Bay. It must have been quite the sight if seen high up from a penthouse balcony or far off from a boat. The entire bay was a backdrop for a panorama of sparkling aerial dancers. Our view, down on the sand, was a bit more intimate; we were inside the fury, underneath a canopy of loud explosions and sizzling color. When the light show stopped, the all-night party started. Revelers, who had come a great distance and at great expense and were not going to waste a precious moment of their summer holiday, stayed to party. Those of us who lived here and enjoyed this paradise every day nonchalantly relinquished the beaches, clubs, and restaurants to the tourists. Echoes and reflections from the fete escorted us home.
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This year we were proud to sponsor a tree during the St. Luke's Festival of Trees event. Our tree was decorated by Annyta McNees and Jenneth McNees, and portrays the love we have for promoting the arts in Boise. We hope you had a chance to stop by this amazing event.
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Global Lounge is at the forefront of thoughtful cultural preservation, education, integration and the promotion of cultural awareness by harnessing the power and beauty of diversity for individual and community development. ♥
