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The Nature of Culture
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Baudilio Guama Rentería
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Baudilio Guama Rentería demonstrates how to build and play the marimba de chonta, emblematic instrument of the Pacific Rainforest. As he works on the marimba, he discusses the relationship between the instrument and the local environment.

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