The following excerpt is from a February 2nd, 2010 article published by Guatemala Daily Photo. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
Luna De Xelaju: The Famous Guatemalan Waltz.
“Moon of Xelajú”, has to be the most popular Guatemalan waltz played on marimba and quite possibly the most famous Guatemalan marimba song. “Xelajú” (pronounced shay-lah-HOO) is the old Mayan name for the Guatemalan city Quetzaltenango, still often popularly called “Xelajú” or “Xela”.
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