Our musical paths first crossed in the percussion class at the Academy for Music in Ninove (Belgium). At a very young age Laurens had already received private drumming lessons, Thomas had already been playing the violin for a few years, which he gladly exchanged for a new instrument: the marimba. Along with our friendship, the love for music and the marimba grew stronger with age.

During the COVID-19 crisis, all gigs were cancelled and we had nowhere to go. Once again, our paths crossed and the Marimbros were born. During this gloomy period we made entertainment for people in lockdown. We arranged big hits into a marimba song and posted them on Youtube. Our videos were shared by Jennifer Garner,

Lad Bible, Walk off the Earth,... Composition lessons with the famous Dirk Brossé gave Laurens a boost in writing music.

In addition to our percussion playing, we both appeared to have a predilection for show. Catchy movies were the result.

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We are musical brothers, bros, with a common passion for the marimba,

a melodic percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets, originating from Latin America.

 

After the lockdown we decided to give performing live a try. People were amazed by our adaptations of song of a wide range of genres. Each time we were cheered on by a big crowd, and soon after a lot of bookings followed.

 

We participated in Holland's got talent in 2022 where we became semi-finalist. We had a tremendous time during the famous yearly festivities in Ghent (Gentse Feesten). We also performed some tunes in the dutch TV-show "de TV-kijker van het jaar 2022" on RTL4. We also appeared on the Belgian radio station Musiq3 (part of RTBF).

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Interested? We are looking forward to performing our repertoire for you, be it in a small living room or a big concert hall. You name it, we’ll do it.