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I challenge you to sit there po-faced, unmoved and goose bump-free.
It’s near impossible.
Well, it is for me and I have watching them perform the same songs in various venues, time and again, over many years and have never remained untouched.
For me, it is goose bumps every time.
Why? What makes them so special?
Personally, it’s something to do with the mastery of their music mix, their vocal range and sheer enthusiasm … somehow it fills me with a sense of hope, of joy and pride all at the same time.
But why take me at my word?
Take the goose bump test.
You can do so this Saturday at the NG Church in Summerstrand where a special 20-year anniversary concert is being held to celebrate the rich history that this special choir has enjoyed. The present 50-odd members will be joined by their predecessors for the performance as they’re coming to town for the reunion party weekend; starting on Friday at 6pm. Tickets are R70.
If you can’t get to the special concert because you live outside of the Eastern Cape, then watch the choir’s hit flash mob sensation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iIFqHMOE1g and the choir’s tribute to Nelson Mandela on in 94th birthday http://ow.ly/AW0Yd
Both videos are YouTube hits.
Why?
I think it’s because they pass the goose bump test. People watch them, are moved by them and want to share the feel-good energy of our multi-cultural choir.
Their tribute – Asimbonganga set on NMMU’s South Campus – to Nelson Mandela has attracted more than 55 000 hits, while the flash mob staged at Greenacres Shopping Centre in Port Elizabeth has more than 350 000 hits.
However, there’s nothing like watching them live.
Ask the 10 000-plus Chinese audience who witnessed them at the 12th Chinese International Choral Festival in Beijing last month. They didn’t understand a word of their English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa lyrics, but that didn’t stop them from jumping to their feet at the end of the performance or joining them on stage as they danced.
They took the goose bump test and failed.
But methinks they’re in good company, don’t you?
If you’d like to know more about the choir or the concert/reunion this weekend, contact 041-5044371.
Why?I think it’s because they pass the goose bump test. People watch them, are moved by them and want to share the feel-good energy of our multi-cultural choir.
Their tribute – Asimbonganga set on NMMU’s South Campus – to Nelson Mandela has attracted more than 55 000 hits, while the flash mob staged at Greenacres Shopping Centre in Port Elizabeth has more than 350 000 hits.
However, there’s nothing like watching them live.
Ask the 10 000-plus Chinese audience who witnessed them at the 12th Chinese International Choral Festival in Beijing last month. They didn’t understand a word of their English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa lyrics, but that didn’t stop them from jumping to their feet at the end of the performance or joining them on stage as they danced.
They took the goose bump test and failed.
But methinks they’re in good company, don’t you?
If you’d like to know more about the choir or the concert/reunion this weekend, contact 041-5044371.
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