After leaving the jazz savvy crowd speechless at the Jazz yard on Sunday, the Marcus Wyatt quintet was on the road again on this exquisite South African musical Safari. Their next stop was The Green Rosary Girls High School in Dona Paula, for a wonderful workshop with the students on Monday, the 18th of January 2010, afternoon.

The hall was filled to the brim with the energetic little lasses excited about all the fun they were about to have. They sat across the cool floor waiting impatiently as the band introduced them and spoke to the kids about their passions in life. They then had a wonderful live performance by the band that thoroughly enjoyed all the attention they were getting from the little women.

The students were asked about their preference for musical instruments and most girls preferred the piano. Each artist had something special in store for the kids, while Siya taught them some African dancing; Melissa trained them to sing different notes to form a vocal sing-along in voices that truly resonated around the whole place. Justin wove magic on the school-band drum as he kept rhythm, much to the fascination of everyone present.

The energy in the hall was amazing; everyone came alive, singing and dancing, completely enjoying themselves. By the end of the afternoon, the kids didn’t want to leave; they hung around taking pictures and autographs of the band. It was a wonderful afternoon and a great experience for the youngsters of Green Rosary.

Marcus and his band were at Father Agnel College in Pilar on Tuesday the 19th of January 2010 for another fun filled performance. This workshop was for teenagers who flocked in to the college hall with their principal Fr. Frederick right in front of the gathering.

They started off with the introductions and greetings and then began with their wonderful music. There was a lot of interesting interaction and the students had a lot of questions for them. There was a lot of buzz in the hall with everyone glued to their seat, watching amazed as Siya took the microphone, belting out African tunes, supported by the superb band.

The young girls were all ga ga over Justin and couldn’t take their eyes off him; they surrounded him for autographs, handshakes and photographs. The ambience was a lively one, the music marvelous and the crowd, thrilled!

What a musical ride it was, as the band left the students surrounded them with endless shutterbug sessions and lots of giggling. Both workshops were successful and created a lot of buzz, inspiring and motivating the young minds to believe in their dreams and make them possible.