Marimba

Marimba is a 19 year anthro tiger. She stands at 5’8, wears her brown hair in twin french braids and has green eyes. Marimba normally wears colorful graphic sweatshirts with simple sweatpants, and almost always has headphones in. She accesorizes with wooden jewelry. Marimba is an energetic and cheery lover of the arts. Her mother was a smalltime painter, and her father was the lead vocalist for a small band. The She followed her dad’s path, and began taking singing practice at the age of 6. Marimba practiced her voice with her father, often singing some of his old Jazz and R&B songs. She took up percussion at the age of 9, and played the percussion set in her middle school band. In middle school, Marimba met her reserved, gothic, anthro bat best friend Sara, during band class. The two became friends over their love for music, and even hosted performances for Marimba’s family (Sara's parents didn’t approve of her following music). Sara played the guitar, and Marimba played percussion, with both doing vocals They eventually started doing real performances, coming together as the “Soundwave Sisters”, they mostly play R&B covers, but dabble in jazz & metal on occasion. The Soundwave Sisters mostly preform at local eateries, and have a small online presence. Marimba has also taken a liking for fiber arts, and enjoys making stuffed animals for Sara and herself. Some people find Marimba's energy overbearing, and many people find her wearing her headphones all the time annoying. She is able to hear out of them well. Sara & Marimba both share a favorite genre in R&B. Marimba leads the jazz songs, and Sara leads the metal songs. She majors in music, specializing in the percussion track, in hopes to bring out more of her musical ability.