The impacts of Covid-19 on group gatherings and festivals led us to re-imagine what our annual Marimba Jam Festival could be during the year 2020. Instead of a one day festival, we re-imagined the festival as a 3-MONTH online event.
This online event comprised of 2 programs executed concurrently over the 3 month period: Cultural Exchange and Saturday Sessions.
THE PROGRAMS:
The Cultural Exchange Program offered weekly 1-hour virtual sessions to students and other beneficiary groups. The sessions followed a unique program covering some of the fundamental South African Music elements present in traditional and popular music.
The Saturday Spotlight sessions involved live 30-minute Instagram workshops and educational talks. These sessions covered new topics each week, and viewers had free and unlimited access to the live-stream via Instagram. Once the live sessions were completed, the videos were uploaded to Marimba Jam’s IGTV feed so anyone could access and view it in their own time.
Outcomes for the Cultural Exchange Program included:
Content for Saturday Spotlight Sessions Included:
You can still access all Saturday Spotlight sessions via our Instagram IGTV: https://instagram.com/marimba_jam?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=