STILL PRODUCING THE ORIGINAL SOUND

The soil live performance

They started doing their thing in township with music that touches your soul. A group of young talented musicians from Soweto in a location called Protea. They met six years ago while they were learners at Tetelo secondary school in Protea north. When they started the group there were six members, who used to sing in after school jam sessions on Fridays. The other members left the group, now there are only four members left who are still keeping the soul alive. Luphindo Ngxanga, Ntsika Ngxanga, Samkelo Mdolomba, and Buhlebendalo Mda are the ones who are left in the group who are doing all the live performances and the recordings. The group performs without musical instruments with the back-up being beat box sounds of their own making. They tell us in their several interviews that they have never accessed instruments as artist so they make their own instrument. This crew gives thanks for wonderful support from the Nation Arts festival audience as the library hall in hill street that never saw empty seats in their shows. I urge everyone who loves music to go and buy their wonderful and moving album in music stores titled 'THE SOIL' and to those who do piracy can we please stop that and support our local artist and empower the in order for them to be successful and produce more music for our entertainment.

SEDIBENG FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY

The Sedibeng choral festival was a success on both days Saturday and Sunday, people were happy and the choristers connected with their audience, people of the vaal were welcoming and nothing went wrong. Choirs performed and of course there had to be a winner, some lost like my choir we got position 5 In African and 10 in the western piece. It was a day well spent in Sebokeng and the winners walked with big smiles in their face. The next competition is next year March.

The conductor ready to take over the stage

 

choir ready to perform their western piece



• Sedibeng choral festival on Saturday
• There were a lot of choirs under the developmental category
• Choristers and their audience were there till late
• Refreshments were sold
• People enjoyed the joyful sounds from different choirs
• The festival was a success.

THE SEDIBENG CHORAL FESTIVAL

St Joseph catholic youth choir

It is often said that Africa sings, indeed she sings. She sings when she is sad bringing out joyful sounds, she sings a song of praise. This will be evident tomorrow in Sedibeng choral festival as choirs will be performing in Sebokeng. Sebokeng is a location In the vaal, it was a farm land lying fallow there were no houses now it is a home to alot of people and a place were people celebrate their humanity. The event is held on march, celebrating the humans right month in harmony.
categories :

• soloist
• developmental and
• large

This year the Sedibeng will be celebrating in a much bigger and spectacular way than before, as I'm also going to take part in this big choral event with my choir St Joseph catholic youth choir. We will be performing Xinkanka under the developmental choirs, a tsonga song about the war that happened in 1939. The composer is talking about how people go on their lives without God, whereas anything without God is pointless. The way things were done in the past and how the youth of today should change their ways of which of course by praying and consulting our elders when ever we are in doubt. The other song that will be performed in the developmental category is the western piece called Danny boy, Danny boy is the son who has to leave and this is the lament of the parent left behind fearful of never seeing him again before he/she dies. It is originally written from a mother's perspective it's as commonly sung by men now.
The tickets will be sold at the door on the day of the festival which is the 24th March 2012. The doors open at 1pm

THE UNIQUE AND CLASSICAL SOUND

THE BALA BROTHERS"LIVE AT EMPERORS PALACE" South African multi-award winning trio, the Bala Brothers, are renowned for infusing Classical Opera sounds with those of Popular African Music, which saw the birth of Popera, a new generation of African inspired classical music. With their song writing, producing, arranging and performing artist expertise, Zwai, Loyiso and Phelo Bala have managed to captivate a diverse group of music lovers through their unique sound. All three brothers were schooled at the acclaimed Drakensberg Boys Choir, a highly esteemed school of music in South Africa. They have taken their love of music and translated the story of their lives into an epic rag to riches prologue. Their seductive harmonies have moved many an audience from tears to old school dance moves. It is near impossible to watch these brothers in performance and stay in your seat. Their unique quality has created a global demand for them. They have performed alongside the Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir where they have graced many stages, including performances at the Edinburg Festival as well as concluding a 2011 Australian Tour. The Bala Brothers are set to leave yet another proudly musical legacy that is set to shine for many decades to come. © 2011 - 2012, Bala Brothers Productions. All rights reserved. Design by SellMusic.co.za.