Marimba Nanguelu family business amid coronavirus pandemic

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the Nanguelu family made much of its income by performing at events and restaurants, but with large gatherings banned, they have had to travel farther afield from their home in Ecatepec to find neighborhoods where pandemic-weary residents still have some change to contribute.

Updated on: Jul 16, 2020 11:23 PM IST

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Brothers Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, right, and Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, center, carry a marimba with the help of their uncle Arturo Lezama as they visit different blocks of the Roma Norte neighborhood, playing traditional music to earn occasional tips of coins tossed from apartment windows by appreciative residents, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Brothers Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, right, and Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, perform on the marimba as their uncle Arturo Lezama looks for residents willing to toss a coin out of an apartment window to tip them, in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Brothers Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, left, and Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, right, carry a marimba with the help of their uncle Arturo Lezama as they visit different blocks of the Roma Norte neighborhood, playing traditional music to earn occasional tips of coins tossed from apartment windows by appreciative residents. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Brothers Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, right, and Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, perform on the marimba in hopes of tips from appreciative residents, in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Brothers Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, right, and Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, perform on the marimba in hopes of tips from appreciative residents, in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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A resident drops a coin down to Arturo Lezama, as his nephews, unseen, play a marimba on the street outside, in the Roma Norte neighbourhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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A man pauses from his work to give a tip to Arturo Lezama, whose nephews were playing a marimba on the street outside, in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Brothers Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, left, and Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, secure two marimbas on the roof of the family's car, as they leave after performing in various city blocks to collect tips from appreciate residents in their homes, in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Brothers Cristhian Omar Nanguelu, 17, right, and Alexis De Jesus Nanguelu, 23, chat with the managers of a lunch restaurant, who offered them juice after they performed on the marimba in the street outside, in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)