Bloemfontein learners set to help make marimba history
Led by Tshedi Tsiu, the learners will join marimba players from across the country in Cape Town to play as a 1 000-participant band in an attempt to break the current record. Musicians as young as six and as old as 60 will take part, Bloemfontein Courant reports.
'It is for them to look at the medal in the next 20 years and tell themselves that they did something,' says Tsiu.
She encourages parents to continue supporting their children in taking part in extramural activities, as it provides an alternative outlet to social media. 'There is something about learning an instrument and playing music, I would like to believe that it can heal them in their own journey,' she says.
Oreabetse Motshabi, a Grade 10 learner, says playing marimba has taught her to have fun more often and to trust herself. For her, the art of listening more than speaking is one of the valuable lessons she learnt while playing the instrument. 'I am looking forward to playing with my team and the many awesome players. I am also looking forward to breaking limits I never thought I [could],' she says.
Reatlehile Nene, a Grade 11 learner who has been playing marimba for a year, is just as excited to take on this challenge. 'I did not think I would be part of making history. It is great to play with my team, and the chemistry we have built over the past year is so amazing. We should go out there and rock it, and come home with gold,' she says.
The marimbian ensemble, Marimbas por Guate, achieved the Guinness World Record in 2021.
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