{"id":132,"date":"2026-02-19T21:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/index.php\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:33:11","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437f85ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"437f85ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0.3&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66af0a26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66af0a26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42edd356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42edd356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Voice. 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Alberta-based. Pan-African rooted. Future-facing.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d283930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d283930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"859\">Izwi Lethu Arts Society is an Edmonton-based African arts organization creating powerful platforms for African and immigrant artists across music, theatre, film, and visual arts.<\/p><p data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"913\">We do not wait to be included.<br data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"894\" \/>We build the stage.<\/p><p data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1109\">From Zimbabwean marimba workshops to professional festival performances, Izwi Lethu exists to ensure African stories are performed, taught, documented, and led by the communities they come from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7245181b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7245181b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register for a Free Trial Class<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7bfe0d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1b7bfe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a School Workshop<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a0788a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34a0788a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Ngorimba<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ada5d70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ada5d70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10aa1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10aa1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HAPPENING NOW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df40375 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1df40375\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759211b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"759211b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img class=\"e-image-base \" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-interaction-id=\"f520718\" \n\t\t\tdata-interactions=\"&#x5B;&#x5D;\"\n\t\t \n\t\t data-e-type=\"widget\" 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1229w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50425045 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50425045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7845b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7845b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Marimba ensemble<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610b4e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610b4e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weekly Classes<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60956cfd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60956cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228ffd09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"228ffd09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturdays, 10:00 AM\u201312:00 PM (or 2:00\u20134:00 PM)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandenburgmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandenburg Music Store<\/a>, 15907 100A Ave. NW,<br \/>Edmonton<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1486\">Open to youth and adults. No prior musical experience required.<\/p><p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1685\">Our hands-on marimba training is rooted in Zimbabwean traditions while embracing contemporary performance practice. Students learn rhythm, teamwork, listening, cultural history, and stage presence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e563cfb elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e563cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register for a free trial class<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9d050a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f9d050a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614c588 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"614c588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d42c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d42c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School &amp; Community Workshops<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af551d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4af551d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1467c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af1467c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Izwi Lethu offers interactive marimba workshops for schools, community centres, and cultural organizations across Edmonton and Alberta. Our sessions are rooted in authentic Zimbabwean musical traditions and designed to be engaging, accessible, and hands-on. Participants do not just watch the music, they play it together. Through rhythm, movement, and collaboration, students build confidence, cultural understanding, and a strong sense of community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2d61f5 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a2d61f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/izwilethuartssociety.ca\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book A Workshop<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658b63aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"658b63aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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