Photo: Marize de Klerk/VOA
Musicians participate in the Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival in South Africa, July 27 and 28, 2019.
Voice of America (Washington, DC)
By Marize de Klerk
South Africa hosted the world's largest marimba and steelpan festival July 27 and 28, with nearly 2,000 musicians from around Africa, including Botswana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
The festival - now in its eighth year - mixes traditional African, classical and even rap music.
"As Africans, we encourage our students also to be dancing and singing and playing at the same time, because that's when you get the full benefit of the music," said Joan Lithgow of the Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival.
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Does anybody know if "the world governing body for pan/steelpan/steeldrum" was invited to the WORLDS BIGGEST FESTIVAL for marimba and STEELPAN?
So when is PAN TRINBAGO and BEVERLEY RAMSEY- MOORE going to organize an INTERNATIONAL PAN FESTIVAL like this in TRINIDAD and TOBAGO?
Or is she JUST ABOUT PANORAMA IN TOBAGO?
PANORAMA is the WORLD'S LARGEST STEELBAND FESTIVAL -- ask any TRINIDADIAN and they will TELL YOU THAT!!!