Marimba Beats with the Hillcrest College Marimba Band

We never tire of watching and listening to these guys create amazing music. This footage was taken as part of our promotional video for the private Hillcrest School in Mutare, Zimbabwe. The Marimba boys took of the Marimba Boys testing out their new Marimbas on the last day of term here in Mutare.
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Shot & Produced by Philip and Shirley Hitschmann

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  • @user-cy9of7ph5i
    @user-cy9of7ph5i19 күн бұрын

    Whos feeling this In 2024

  • @mphokgalemang816

    @mphokgalemang816

    10 күн бұрын

    😂so relatable

  • @Colion2028
    @Colion20284 жыл бұрын

    I want to try this out, I already have a suit and tie all I need is the playing skills😂😂

  • @uncledeedigitalbusiness8736

    @uncledeedigitalbusiness8736

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @shepherdking9319

    @shepherdking9319

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a school uniform in zimbabwe 😂

  • @letwinnyamadzawo7562

    @letwinnyamadzawo7562

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shepherdking9319 kkkkk arikufunga kuti ma smarts

  • @melwinlewis4615

    @melwinlewis4615

    3 жыл бұрын

    Try todespacito

  • @siphompofu2477

    @siphompofu2477

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @dustincasey1000
    @dustincasey10003 жыл бұрын

    I might both be a little intoxicated and high as a kite but this performance is a golden record that will never degrade over time and that makes me delighted

  • @KevinStork
    @KevinStork7 жыл бұрын

    I love the trilled growl the young guy makes at the beginning!

  • @catloaf.2

    @catloaf.2

    3 жыл бұрын

    And I hate how he looks around for approval and nobody hypes him up 😔

  • @skonenblades

    @skonenblades

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@catloaf.2 Yeah I was like "Was that scripted? It looked like he just busted out with a BRRRRRRAH and no one backed him up so he just backed up the truck." I hope it was scripted. I'd feel bad if he for real got left hanging.

  • @arp4nnn
    @arp4nnn5 жыл бұрын

    Africans make the most beautiful music

  • @jaycee9752

    @jaycee9752

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean Zimbabweans.

  • @cripplingdebt224

    @cripplingdebt224

    4 жыл бұрын

    No.

  • @aiden_w

    @aiden_w

    4 жыл бұрын

    ayy

  • @adlerauge6616

    @adlerauge6616

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cripplingdebt224 shut up. No one asked for your opinion

  • @cripplingdebt224

    @cripplingdebt224

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@adlerauge6616Lol, butthurt much?

  • @jcollins782
    @jcollins7825 жыл бұрын

    If I could like something twice this would be it. Absolutely fantastic

  • @shahirulislam5642
    @shahirulislam56423 жыл бұрын

    This is the type of video i expected to see millions of views i was surprised to see such few views this needs more recognition

  • @ashtonsinamai2269
    @ashtonsinamai2269 Жыл бұрын

    This small country always punches above its weight!

  • @susanwalters8567
    @susanwalters85674 жыл бұрын

    I have no idea how i arrived here...... but my curiosity kept me till the end.

  • @heynowyouarearock
    @heynowyouarearock25 күн бұрын

    The music these 6 fellows create as a team is some of the most unique I’ve ever heard.

  • @jedidiahpavlik6260
    @jedidiahpavlik6260 Жыл бұрын

    These dudes are cool as ice ❄️ but some how on fire 🔥

  • @celmarwodzi1359
    @celmarwodzi13592 жыл бұрын

    Who still listening to this in 2021🔥🔥🔥...it’s on repeat...love the energy and the joy, this is superb

  • @josephotoet7377

    @josephotoet7377

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me yoo

  • @jedhawkins1769
    @jedhawkins17693 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Sounds like electronic music being played by hand, making it more eclectic than technological.

  • @jedidiahpavlik6260

    @jedidiahpavlik6260

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. It's funny how people are trying to create the same things with new ways. The computer has been integrated into almost every art form. People will forget the old ways and have to relearn them later on for what ever reason.

  • @jacquesuntel5401
    @jacquesuntel54015 жыл бұрын

    Used to live in Zimbabwe in the 90s. Am glad young people are still learning and playing traditional instruments. Note that the African marimba keys aren't laid out the same as western versions of the instrument - no "black keys" (sharps/flats). Also note their style is to play with only one baton per hand, whereas westerns use two, to play chords.

  • @alexsterckel2511

    @alexsterckel2511

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes and no. We do have the marimbas with the piano layout. However, we don't always play with two batons per hand. It really depends on the song if you're playing with two or one per hand. In my school it is very unusual to play with two batons per hand.

  • @fitawrarifitness6842

    @fitawrarifitness6842

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alexsterckel2511 also it's different if one person is playing all the parts.

  • @rayyanibrahim451

    @rayyanibrahim451

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alexsterckel2511 In most higher level Western style you almost always use 2 mallets per hand (4 mallets total), generally only in orchestral compositions you may have two mallets. When in higher level percussion/marimba specific shows or higher level Front Ensemble music you almost always have to use the 4 mallet technique for marimba for most of the piece. Vibraphone, xylophone, and glockenspiel generally use more 2 mallet than marimba does.

  • @jacquesuntel5401

    @jacquesuntel5401

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Rukudzo Musarurwa No, I am Canadian, was doing business skills training and other teaching. Left when the situation became intolerable in 2000.

  • @listenup2882

    @listenup2882

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rayyanibrahim451 Marimba is African!

  • @grobennett5577
    @grobennett55774 жыл бұрын

    This music is amazing. The whole world needs too see this talent and support it. Fantastic x

  • @pshames
    @pshames6 жыл бұрын

    Exceptionally talented group of young men! So much fun to watch and listen too.

  • @236Mars

    @236Mars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! I must have watched it over 100 times just in two weeks!

  • @alejandrolora7125
    @alejandrolora71254 жыл бұрын

    It might be sacrilegious to say, but this sounds like acoustic electronic music, as if they were playing a synth, and I love it

  • @kaneztevapvt6437
    @kaneztevapvt64372 жыл бұрын

    Zimbabwe is amazing

  • @nela6161
    @nela61613 ай бұрын

    I am from a country where marimba is played but you are the best, love it.

  • @justinojara9169
    @justinojara91693 жыл бұрын

    their body movement in sync with the music simply amazing 👏

  • @DonDezz
    @DonDezz Жыл бұрын

    One of the thing that makes this type of Marimbas stand out is that, unbeknown to most people these instruments have a spiritual undertone to them for traditionally they used to be played at spiritual ceremonies including the mbiras as well. That's why they have great hearty soothing and magical sound to them. Also note that these Marimbas they have a special select wood that they are made of that's why they sound different from the western version of marimbas.

  • @sannipflasterkasten8865
    @sannipflasterkasten88654 жыл бұрын

    I love how much fun they have playing.

  • @Appydem
    @Appydem3 жыл бұрын

    This is something outta this world and that ending is signature legendary 🙌🏾

  • @TimzOfficial
    @TimzOfficial4 жыл бұрын

    Like this just for the “rahhh” 😂💪

  • @trishalivingston1051
    @trishalivingston1051 Жыл бұрын

    Love this. I had a Steel Band like this for my 21st birthday dance. It was wonderful.

  • @shaneraw
    @shaneraw2 жыл бұрын

    I have searched far and wide and THIS is still THE best Marimba performance I have ever come across! Points on gentlemen...

  • @alientv256
    @alientv2564 жыл бұрын

    am here in uganda guys but i am in so much love with the way they play these instruments. BIG UP GUYS

  • @jasonlubega4623

    @jasonlubega4623

    Жыл бұрын

    Another Ugandan here but this is absolute bliss. These guys should go places with this typa talent

  • @Dev.0191
    @Dev.01913 жыл бұрын

    Daaaaamn .... imagine a world without such music😭 Melody so perfect 🔥

  • @ndumisomqadi1689
    @ndumisomqadi16892 жыл бұрын

    We need to see this in AMERICA'S GOT TALENT

  • @annas.5526
    @annas.55266 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen!!

  • @Maritafeb15
    @Maritafeb153 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! How come I didn’t see this before! Incongruous clothes and music.

  • @yeyebabatundejoshua7800
    @yeyebabatundejoshua78003 жыл бұрын

    I really can't hold back my excitement watching this.. this is so lovable. Really hope to have this band play during my wedding ceremony.

  • @John-yt5zr
    @John-yt5zr3 жыл бұрын

    This was so enjoyable to watch, these young men were having so much fun making amazing music, their happiness was infectious! Loved the performance, great job guys!👏👏👏👏

  • @lorrainedebeer2338
    @lorrainedebeer2338 Жыл бұрын

    God bless iAfrika. Walk with her sons and daughters, always. Also can we stop and acknowledge the achievement scrolls on their blazers. If you're African, you know 😁

  • @kimaretydesign
    @kimaretydesign Жыл бұрын

    this was so beautiful...future african musicians in the making here

  • @sianlijenner9775
    @sianlijenner97755 жыл бұрын

    Hillcrest college y'all are lit like on a liv🔥 woah like honestly I literally downloaded it

  • @mmike855

    @mmike855

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @theafricantriforce8878
    @theafricantriforce88782 жыл бұрын

    Someone give me an extinguisher, I got to put out this fire!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @sunshineidaliadancing2735
    @sunshineidaliadancing27354 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing!!! Beautiful music!! 🎶🎵🎶🎵🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @hejsa123
    @hejsa1236 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is really lovely. Greetings from Denmark :)

  • @thomasgale96
    @thomasgale964 жыл бұрын

    the tempo change is very impressive

  • @djibrilndiaye3505
    @djibrilndiaye35056 жыл бұрын

    Awsome! You prouve that young africans are clever, talented and handsome.

  • @patrickmsengezi6191
    @patrickmsengezi61914 жыл бұрын

    Geniussssss🔥🔥😂

  • @susannjoroge1954
    @susannjoroge19542 жыл бұрын

    From kenya, really appreciate this music... amazing job guys even after 5years still listening to this

  • @monalisakapofu5116
    @monalisakapofu51167 жыл бұрын

    beautiful......keep it up guys

  • @peterridding4874
    @peterridding48743 жыл бұрын

    Oh my ! That was so good . That put a massive smile on my face , so talented . Love world music . Thank you fellas 🤘🏿

  • @donaldknowles9640
    @donaldknowles96404 жыл бұрын

    Zimbabwe music

  • @NanaOneAZ
    @NanaOneAZ Жыл бұрын

    Joyful music with full body action. Great sound, great fun!😊

  • @karigan813
    @karigan8136 жыл бұрын

    this is the best thing i've ever seen

  • @mabriee7546
    @mabriee75463 жыл бұрын

    my schoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool yesssssssssssssssss

  • @kehindejoseph4620
    @kehindejoseph46204 ай бұрын

    Discovered this today in 2024 and its WONDERFUL!

  • @thatodima5005
    @thatodima50056 жыл бұрын

    lovely reminds me of my youthful days

  • @barbaramalone2758
    @barbaramalone2758Күн бұрын

    I needed a smile today. :)

  • @manhunzi2451
    @manhunzi24513 жыл бұрын

    The best is deadly munokwatudza matune

  • @josephotoet7377
    @josephotoet73772 жыл бұрын

    Oooooooh Jesus, awesome people thank you my brothers ,u ever be in my heart

  • @richien9431
    @richien94312 жыл бұрын

    Apa makakwenya marimba zvinemutsindo vakomana! Ndinotenda

  • @puptartplayground6237
    @puptartplayground62373 жыл бұрын

    Had me at “prrrraaaaaaaaaaa”

  • @ChrisChapin_chapes
    @ChrisChapin_chapes3 жыл бұрын

    0:55 What a beautiful groove!! The pulse doesn't become obvious to my ear on the first listen until the two soloists come in. How do you teach to play this way? Such inspiring hard working musicians being shown here! Thank you thank you

  • @blessingmasawi3616

    @blessingmasawi3616

    Жыл бұрын

    Marimba have been played in Zimbabwe for many centuries 😅 it's a cultural way different to how the west uses chords etc.

  • @pennyesplin4648
    @pennyesplin46486 жыл бұрын

    I love watching and listening to this as my good morning wake-up invigoration therapy! Only then am I ready to take on the day! (and go to my marimba class)

  • @travis5125
    @travis51254 жыл бұрын

    Nice. I searched for "gourd marimba" and found this. I had wanted to see a traditional African marimba with gourds instead of a European one with aluminum tubes. I think bamboo would also sound nice.. .

  • @smichael746

    @smichael746

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Travis these are the traditional marimba using gourds. Bamboo may also sound good too yes

  • @JohnGeorgeBauerBuis
    @JohnGeorgeBauerBuis6 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed it immensely.

  • @alexpluijmen7153
    @alexpluijmen71533 жыл бұрын

    In all the political and economic turmoil....it is nice to see that some school still have such activities...would be nice to see this nand other cultural activities on youtube...choral music, small plays etc....... but boys...you rocked this!

  • @yarlesthony4506
    @yarlesthony4506 Жыл бұрын

    The sound that’s inspired my soul, ill repeat it until last second of my heart beating

  • @autonomolopez8832
    @autonomolopez88325 жыл бұрын

    Que bueno es escuchar buenas melodías, la marimba tiene mucha presciencia en América Latina y en África.

  • @speedydry
    @speedydry3 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, guys. They are really enjoying this and so am I!

  • @cardinalflower6959
    @cardinalflower6959Күн бұрын

    Incredible!

  • @Lizzy-wu7bk
    @Lizzy-wu7bk2 жыл бұрын

    I still come back to this, and love it even more everytime i hear it

  • @EricGoetzMusic
    @EricGoetzMusic Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful performance, skilled performers, and beautiful instruments. Thanks for posting!

  • @dhielyrenatalengoski7068
    @dhielyrenatalengoski70683 ай бұрын

    Caramba, fiquei ate sem ar Simplesmente encantada, sem palavras Parabéns a vocês por manterem a tradição Incrível

  • @aaronogali3518
    @aaronogali351810 ай бұрын

    Wow! 2023… lovely, almost sound like Molo from Nigeria.

  • @mrcoolmtl
    @mrcoolmtl6 жыл бұрын

    That was beautiful. Keep up the good work. Also, props to you H&M for this production, it was very well done.

  • @HMProductionsAU

    @HMProductionsAU

    6 жыл бұрын

    thank you @mrcoolmtl

  • @236Mars

    @236Mars

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HMProductionsAU Really great job here Team H&M. Thank you so very much. We have absolutely enjoyed this recording!

  • @sarahclopine9595
    @sarahclopine95955 жыл бұрын

    They should be on America's Got Talent or Britain's Got Talent

  • @mbondopcyprian7763

    @mbondopcyprian7763

    4 жыл бұрын

    SARAH CLOPINE no need they should be on Africa got talent or better at the level of the world

  • @OsKaRR

    @OsKaRR

    3 жыл бұрын

    But they're not American , nor are they British.

  • @mahachip

    @mahachip

    3 жыл бұрын

    Zimbawe's Got Talent!!!

  • @236Mars

    @236Mars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do we have a show called Mother Earth Got Talent? These young talented men would definitely be topping there!

  • @blessingmkudu5727
    @blessingmkudu57275 жыл бұрын

    Mutare approves you guyz

  • @MariaSantana-ul5wd
    @MariaSantana-ul5wd3 жыл бұрын

    God bless these young men. Beautiful.

  • @bhoopah
    @bhoopah4 жыл бұрын

    You guys ROCK! I'm a fan!

  • @nickp4961
    @nickp4961 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing…..joyous!

  • @auntied4950
    @auntied49504 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely marvelous! Thank you!

  • @charmainej4820
    @charmainej48206 жыл бұрын

    awesome....I miss Zim

  • @festerbestertester2232
    @festerbestertester22326 жыл бұрын

    Incredible... so much talent.

  • @hgaubaul
    @hgaubaul5 жыл бұрын

    Melody, harmony, and rhythm... say no more!

  • @kensekhwela3865
    @kensekhwela38656 жыл бұрын

    Wooow...👏👏👏👏👏So Beautiful

  • @kfGoodrington
    @kfGoodrington4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing Amazing Amazing!!!

  • @timreimus3215
    @timreimus32153 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing, would like to fly to Zim to perform with'em together asap

  • @YeshuaIsTheTruth
    @YeshuaIsTheTruth2 жыл бұрын

    This is so pretty. The sound is so upbeat and happy too!

  • @mrsblinkman
    @mrsblinkman3 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome!!! Thank you!!! xoxox

  • @ayieshanam89
    @ayieshanam893 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Its my first time to watch these kind of music and I'm amazed. Its so cool

  • @ConfidentEnglish
    @ConfidentEnglish5 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!! How cool is this?!

  • @ibnNisha
    @ibnNisha3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!.... Wanna be a part of it... Love and regards from South India....

  • @nalisheboimataa2043
    @nalisheboimataa2043 Жыл бұрын

    Simply amazing

  • @COOKINGBIRD
    @COOKINGBIRD3 жыл бұрын

    I love this ...super awesome ...👏👏👏👏

  • @eugeneamani5929
    @eugeneamani59292 жыл бұрын

    Product of AFRICA 🙌

  • @DrummerChristianHoffe
    @DrummerChristianHoffe3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome live performance! Playing marimba makes lots of fun! :-)

  • @rutendorusemo4792
    @rutendorusemo47928 ай бұрын

    This sound stood the taste of time. You guys are unbeatable. I have watched a lot of marimba bands up to today and i can safely say, your sound is unique. AMAZING

  • @huslark1433
    @huslark14333 жыл бұрын

    Damn this is so magical 😍😍

  • @sandrarabera988
    @sandrarabera9884 жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely lovely

  • @edwinjuan5198
    @edwinjuan51986 жыл бұрын

    Good job 👏 guys!!

  • @jedinightstalkerthefirst4059
    @jedinightstalkerthefirst40593 жыл бұрын

    Yo these kids on killen' it...on point! There really enjoying playing those instruments. That's that best. To see the smile on there faces

  • @tamaratamtammorris8151
    @tamaratamtammorris8151 Жыл бұрын

    What an amazing performance! Well done!!

  • @Karimi1able
    @Karimi1able3 жыл бұрын

    Takes me back to Primary School., My all time favorite afternoon activity to this day 🖤💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

  • @PeanutGallery762
    @PeanutGallery7624 жыл бұрын

    Terrific! Top class entertainment!

  • @mikecharuja3420
    @mikecharuja34205 жыл бұрын

    EISH THIS DRIVES ME BACK TO ZIM I NEED TO LEAVE UK NOW