Music in Costa Rica

I love many, many forms of music, but this is not the country for you if you really want to hear good music. Costa Rica does not have their own music. Costa Rica has adopted the Mexican style of music as their preferred music. Costa Rica does not have unique musical instrument they can call their own. They like to believe that the Marimba is unique to them, and it is not, even though they have several people actually making Marimba's in the country it was invented here. The music they play here on the Marimba is either Mexican, or from Columbia. The only place to hear an orchestra playing the classics is to go to San Jose, the capital. At one time there was a radio station I listened to playing a great variety of music. But then gain, the Ticos didn't listen to it so they closed the station to be replaced by another station playing more Mexican music. This is not a musical country. Its not part of the culture, unless you like Mexican ballads, or Mexican Polkas. Music is as good here as is the cuisine here! Good luck in your search!