(Judges
Calvin Human and Caroline Smart with Bryan Clarke and (left) Apelele Hlongwa from Gordon Road and
(opposite) Caleb Gilbert from Hillcrest High)
The annual Steel Drum Festival held under
the auspices of the National Creative Arts Youth Festival was held at the
Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban on May 3, 2019.
The competition, which has been running for 24 years was originally organised by Dobri Paliev and Bryan Clarke.
Paliev left South Africa some years ago and Clarke has been running the project
since that time. His dynamism and passion for the project has resulted in its
major success and each year, the auditorium of the theatre is filled with
enthusiastic and energetic young people inspired by steel drum music.
artSMart has contributed two trophies for the
competition – one for a primary school learner and the other for a high school
learner. The judges look for an individual who shows strong focus and
commitment as well as presenting a sense of enjoyment to the audience. This
year, the primary school artSMart Rising Star Trophy went to Apelele Hlongwa from
Gordon Road. The high school artSMart Rising Star Trophy went to Caleb Gilbert from
Hillcrest High.
The Spirit Trophy, which is given to a band
that provides much energy and elicits a highly enthusiastic response from the
audience, was won this year by St Marys.
Winners in the primary school section were:
Kokstad Junior Grade 6 in first place winning the Drum For Joy Trophy; Brown
School Grade 5 in second place sinning the Troubadour Trophy and Warner Beach
in third place winning the Dobri Paliev trophy.
Winners in the high school section were Hillcrest
High in first place winning the Troubadour Trophy and Inanda Grade 9 in second place,
winning the Elizabeth Sneddon Trophy.
This year’s judges were Calvin Human and
Caroline Smart.
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