Westville Senior Primary’s Marimba Band has gone viral for their performance at Nationals, and it’s nothing but joy-inducing!
Pretoria, South Africa (15 November 2023) — A marimba band from Westville Senior Primary based in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to viral fame after a video of them performing at the South African Schools’ Band Association’s competition in Pretoria.
The performance put forward by the band oozed so much energy, that it translated right through the screens it’s being watched on. The trending sound, ‘More passion, more energy, more footwork’ came to our minds while enjoying the clip as we found ourselves moving along with the rhythm as the little dancers flowed in admirable harmony to their music.
And, we weren’t alone in our thorough enjoyment of both music and moves. Over 320,000 people have watched the video at the time of writing this article, with thousands of shares and loads of comments praising the show.
It’s no surprise then that the Westville Senior Primary Marimba Band not only won the Primary Schools Section of the competition but also walked away with the award for the Marimba Band with the Most Musicality.
They also made Westville Senior Marimba Band history by receiving National Colours for the first time.
This has been a huge achievement for the budding performers, a well as the teachers involved.
Meanwhile, in other exciting music news, the University of the Free State’s Choir made big moves on international stages recently after their winning performances at the European Choir Games, which they competed in for the first time.
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