{"id":31932,"date":"2023-07-16T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T01:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=31932"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:26:24","slug":"kiara-ramklass-bridging-communities-through-marimba-jam","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/kiara-ramklass-bridging-communities-through-marimba-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiara Ramklass: Bridging communities through the rhythm of Marimba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>(July 16, 2023) <\/strong>In a remarkable journey of passion and purpose, Kiara Ramklass, an Indian-origin South African, has made a significant impact on her community by using the power of music. Her social enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/marimbajam.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marimba Jam<\/a>, has not only provided underprivileged learners with a means of expression through rhythm and music but has also become a catalyst for cultural and social harmony.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recognized as one of the 100 Young Mandelas of the Future, Kiara&#8217;s journey with Marimba Jam has grown from a small school outreach initiative to a renowned organisation that enriches vulnerable communities with the joy of Marimba music in a post-apartheid South Africa. \u201cWe have a focus on nation building because in South Africa there is a huge disconnect between the privileged youth and the youth from underprivileged segments of society. We use music to bridge that gap,\u201d said Kiara. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Are We? WCERA 2019\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xa8fAYwfMy4?start=83&#038;feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Cape Town resident, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kiara has already earned herself several accolades, including being named one of the \u2018200 Young South Africans\u2019 by the Mail and Guardian in 2023.\u00a0 Her organisation, Marimba Jam has broken a Guinness World Record and has received several awards &#8211; the Number One Youth-Owned Business at the Western Cape Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards, first prize at the Investec <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Startup School Africa and the Billion Acts of Peace Award led by 14 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, where it was chosen from millions of acts of peace worldwide as one of seven finalists. As the winner of the Billion Acts of Peace Fellowship from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacejam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Peace Jam Foundation<\/a> Kiara got the opportunity to participate in a one-year global fellowship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her award-winning social enterprise not just teaches but also has a band that performs across South Africa. The band has had the honour of performing for the likes of\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President Cyril Ramaphosa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e Western Cape Government, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the South Africa National Rugby Union Team, and the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation apart from performing at numerous events<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The rhythms of marimba<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marimba is an African musical instrument of the percussion family. It is like a xylophone and consists of a series of wooden bars of varying lengths. The instrument is played by striking the bars with mallets, allowing the performer to create melodies and harmonies by varying the rhythm, speed, and intensity of the strikes. Marimba is known for its rich and resonant tone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ground-breaking Marimba Jam syllabus are being used in African schools that wish to integrate marimba into their offerings. \u201cWe are to first to develop a syllabus that allows marimba to be the first African instrument to be taken as a subject in school,\u201d said the 28-year-old.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tshotsholoza | Waka Waka | Jerusalema (Marimba Jam Festival 2022)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DaoB00sMobo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Breaking world records and achieving recognition \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2018, Marimba Jam achieved international recognition by breaking the Guinness World Record for the \u2018Largest Marimba Ensemble\u2019 with the participation of 241 females between the age of eight and 23 on South African National Women&#8217;s Day. Previous holders of this title included Australia with 108 players in 2016, and Zimbabwe with 222 players the same year. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The following year, the organisation represented South Africa at the prestigious Social Enterprise World Forum, showcasing its impactful work on a global stage at Addis Ababa.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Making a Difference<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marimba Jam actively supports community causes through Marimba Jam Cares to bring about social change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the Marimba Jams website states, \u201cit\u2019s built upon the ideology that music can act as a vehicle for social change,\u201d following the organisations motto,\u201d Finding Harmony in Community,\u201d to connect youth of South Africa bridging the socio-economic barriers that divide them.\u00a0 The profit earned from every paid performance and workshop of Marimba Jam helps in supporting the causes of its NPO branch &#8211; Marimba Jam Cares.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It started when\u2026<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When Kiara Ramklass, was in grade 11, she was deeply moved by the plight of the underprivileged in her society. Recognising her talent for playing the instrument, marimba, she decided to utilize it as a medium for change. With the support of the youth development organization enke: Make Your Mark, Kiara started her initiative to provide marimba lessons to learners from underprivileged schools in her locality. Her efforts were acknowledged with the Amy Biehl Spirit of Youth Award in 2012, further fuelling her determination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2014, when she was in the first year at university, both her parents lost their jobs. Kiara stated teaching marimba as a part time job to support her education. Her teaching skills were so much in demand that at one point of time she found herself teaching 15 batches of students a week while pursuing her full-time degree in film and media screen production at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uct.ac.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Cape Town<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31934\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31934\" class=\"wp-image-31934 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/card.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Kiara Ramklass |Global Indian\" width=\"542\" height=\"648\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 542px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 542\/648;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31934\" class=\"wp-image-31934 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/card.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Kiara Ramklass |Global Indian\" width=\"542\" height=\"648\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-31934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiara Ramklass, CEO and founder, Marimba Jam<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Later, she was chosen for the Global Young Innovators Programme to participate in a seven-month course by Newable UK and Innovate UK. \u201cI was awarded a grant of \u00a310 000 to develop a new virtual reality app for the African Music Heritage project,\u201d she said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kiara is also the recipient of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for young African leaders, which took her to the University of Texas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccombs.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCombs Business School<\/a> for a six-week fellowship. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From small initiative to thriving social enterprise<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kiara&#8217;s commitment to teaching marimba and her desire to make a deeper impact led her to formalise Marimba Jam into a full-time venture in 2015. Since then, Marimba Jam has flourished as a dynamic social enterprise, offering marimba lessons to thousands of learners in the Western Cape. The organisation also runs annual teacher training courses, festivals, and workshops, providing part-time employment to university students who want to be a part of the cause.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Held annually at an open-air theatre, the Marimba Jam Festival is a popular event. It not only provides Kiara\u2019s students a platform to perform but also works as a fundraising e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vent to continue with the organisations outreach programme \u2013 to provide weekly marimba band lessons at schools meant for poor children. \u201cThe underprivileged schools don\u2019t have any access to music or art and culture. We invite students at such schools into private schools so that they can share and learn from one another. This initiative gives them the opportunity to unleash their talent,\u201d Kiara says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31935\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31935\" class=\"wp-image-31935 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mask-Group-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Kiara Ramklass |Global Indian\" width=\"736\" height=\"490\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 736px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 736\/490;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31935\" class=\"wp-image-31935 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mask-Group-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Kiara Ramklass |Global Indian\" width=\"736\" height=\"490\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-31935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiara with her students<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Indian-origin musician and teacher was born and raised in Cape Town and is dedicated towards making a difference in a post-apartheid South Africa through the transformative power of music and social entrepreneurship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Follow Kiara Ramklass on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kiara-ramklass\/?originalSubdomain=za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Follow Marimba Jam on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marimba_jam\/channel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/MarimbaJam\/?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/marimba-jam\/?originalSubdomain=za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@marimbajam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(July 16, 2023) In a remarkable journey of passion and purpose, Kiara Ramklass, an Indian-origin South African, has made a significant impact on her community by using the power of music. 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