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Group received award for Best Overall Steelpan Performance
South Africa - PLETT Pioneers Field Band (PPFB) participated in the second Annual International Marimba and Steelpan Festival (IMSF) last month, registering as ‘Small Open Ensemble’ and entering four of the competition categories.
This prestigious event, supported by Education Africa, St Benedict’s College and the High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, was attended by participants from all nine SA provinces as well as Swaziland, Lesotho, Zim, France and Germany. Imagine more than 200 marimbas and steelpans, 72 institutions, 197 performances and 1400 participants at one amazing event!
The three esteemed music adjudicators were Andy Narell, Alex Jacobowitz and SA music legend Pops Mohamed. An IMSF patron, Narell is arguably the greatest solo steel panist in the world, and classical marimba artist Jacobowitz shared his vast experience of an international perform.
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