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Professional Marimba Bands In Zimbabwe and World over

  • Writer: Global African Marimba Business
    Global African Marimba Business
  • Dec 28, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jan 2

Are marimbas failing to gain traction for professional marimba bands in Zimbabwe and the world over? Why are there not as many marimba bands as there are electric or other bands?

 
 
 

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Tunetown
Tunetown
03 ene

Despite a range of challenges amongst them, the African inferiority complex we still experience amongst some of our fellow Africans, marimbas are slowly gaining recognition, with talented players and innovative compositions expanding their repertoire. It's an exciting time for marimba enthusiasts as the instrument continues to evolve and find its place in modern music.

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Kudakwashe Mavedzenge
Kudakwashe Mavedzenge
03 ene

More workshops, festivals, get together programs and competitions will help popularizing marimba. Once teachers and students gain exposure, Marimbas will dominate

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kutinyadiary
03 ene
Contestando a

Thank you for your comment! While workshops, festivals, and competitions certainly have the potential to popularize the marimba, do you think they alone are enough to ensure its dominance? For instance, other factors such as media coverage, integration into mainstream music genres, and creating a demand for marimba bands in professional spaces might also play a significant role.

Could it be that the lack of a structured professional framework for marimba bands—such as promoters, or standardized training limits their growth compared to electric bands? What are your thoughts on how we can address these deeper systemic issues to ensure marimbas gain not just exposure but sustained popularity

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Patience Musandirire
Patience Musandirire
02 ene

Puting emphasis on using marimbas as learning media when teaching elements of music in the music classroom will go a long way in establishing the marimbas as an instrument of choice when learning and teaching music.

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kutinyadiary
03 ene
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Hi Patience, do you believe the business sector is prepared to embrace a professional marimba band as a viable alternative for entertainment? Furthermore, can marimba bands be effectively promoted to rival well-established contemporary bands in the country

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Mirriam Shumbayarerwa
Mirriam Shumbayarerwa
02 ene

More programs and festivals could be arranged especially for schools

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kutinyadiary
03 ene
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Are you suggesting that more programs and festivals for schools could potentially give promotion to the rise of professional marimba bands in the country.

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NICHOLAS MANOMANO
NICHOLAS MANOMANO
28 dic 2024

There must be more engagement and awareness

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