Free concert by Mzansi Youth Choir
BRAAMFONTEIN – Mzansi Youth Choir performs at Joburg Theatre.
The Mzansi Youth Choir will stage their glittering Annual Gala Concert for free at Joburg Theatre.
The choir was established in July 2003 with the aim of affording talented, underprivileged teenagers and young adults aged 14 to 24, the opportunity to proficiently perform locally and abroad.
The choir consists of 45 choristers from Soweto and other areas in and around Johannesburg.
The Mzansi Youth Choir Annual Gala Concert 2016 promises to be an exciting assortment of local and international music that will incorporate elements of traditional music, pop and jazz as uniquely performed by the choir.
Mzansi’s exquisite youthful sound, sensational choreography, pulsating energy, buoyancy, vibrancy and devotion to South African music is an experience not to be missed.
“Over the past 13 years, we have been able to provide countless young South Africans the opportunity to showcase and develop their talents on local and international stages. This concert also gives those who haven’t had the opportunity to see the choir perform before, to come along and join us and share in the magic,” said Ralf Schmitt, the choir’s musical director.
This 90-minute concert will include all the favourite renditions they are known to perform with such flair including those popular in their repertoire, Hugh Masekela Medley, as well as Circle of Life, Homeless, Pata Pata and African Dream, as well as their newly-released single Say Africa – for the first time.
Say Africa, made famous by Vusi Mahlasela, is a song with positive lyrics inspired by Africa. The Mzansi Youth Choir likes to portray an overwhelmingly positive story about their country and continent in their recordings. The song was recorded in Johannesburg and mixed in San Francisco by Grammy Award-winning acapella producer, Bill Hare.
Regarding the free concert, Schmitt explained, “The Mzansi Youth Choir would like to thank South Africa and, more particularly the people of Johannesburg, for their incredible support of the choir and there is no better way to do that than by giving them a free concert to enjoy.”
While the concert to be held on 27 August is free, seats must be booked to reserve your spot.
Details: 0861 670 670; www.joburgtheatre.com; www.webtickets.co.za
