Marimba Festival

On Saturday night, Joe, Nira, Andy, Ryan and I went to Baxter Theater (which is on the UCT campus) for a Marimba Festival. We weren’t really sure what to expect, but I think we all left feeling happy that we had gone. Several local high schools and colleges performed a couple songs each, as well as a few professional marimba bands. There were performers of all ages, from about eight years old to at least sixty. Marimba is sort of like a xylophone, but bigger and made out of wood. They played some traditional African songs as well as contemporary songs such as Akon and Coldplay. The audience really got into it and everyone was clapping along and cheering. It was interesting to compare this organized, professional event with the performances at SHAWCO’s Open Day, which had gone on earlier in the day. It was fun to go to an event on UCT’s campus, and I’m really glad I went.