Its members returned to Moutse Valley in the South African province of Limpopo, one of the country's poorest areas. (Ralf Schmitt/Ndlovu Youth Choir via AP)īut the disease COVID-19 stopped the group's travels. In this handout photo provided by Ndlovu Youth Choir and taken March 2019, chorus members pose for a selfie in Los Angeles. To mark the birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela on July 18. The album will be released at the end of the year,īut the choir plans to release a song, "We Will Rise," "We are getting together for the first time since the lockdown started," said Majola.Ĭhoir director Ralf Schmitt said the group is rehearsing new songsįor their first album with Sony Music. They have begun putting together a performance for an online show. Have been tested for COVID-19 and have been cleared to sing together.Ī recording and filming studio has been built at a nearby neighborhood theater. Now, the 38 young singers are developing a new plan.Ĭhoir manager Majola said all the singers, ages from 13 to 26, Two years later, their version of the Ed Sheeran song "Shape of You"Įarned them a place on "America's Got Talent."
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In 2016, the choir's members became more professional with the help of donors. They sing at a funeral they sing at a birth." "You start a choir, because Africa sings," he said. So, he came up with the idea of forming a youth choir. We must give them something that they can be proud of," he said. "When I saw the kids go home, I still didn't see a smile.Īnd I thought that if we want to provide hope, He saw a bigger need for the children's future. "We tried to assist those kids with food programsĪnd tried to give them a more resilient way of surviving, through life skills," Tempelman said. The project has more than 600 families, with none headed by adults. That has become a neighborhood development project, the Ndlovu Care Group. Thirty years ago, he started a medical center The group was formed in 2008 to help orphansĪnd children of people with HIV/AIDS, said Hugo Tempelman, a Dutch doctor.
The virus has created new risks for singing together,īut this is not stopping the young singers. Said Sandile Majola, a member of the choir and its manager. We are used to touring the world, doing shows everywhere,Īnd during this corona time it's been very difficult," "We were supposed to go to Germany for a performance, but it got canceled. In the South African province of Limpopo, one of the country's poorest areas. It also signed a recording contract.īut the disease COVID-19 stopped the group's travels. To compete in the finals of the "America's Got Talent" television show last year.Īfter that, the group performed at sold-out shows across the United States and Europe. With a mix of song and dance moves, the choir earned the right The streets of rural South Africa are far from the bright lights of American television,īut that is where members of the Ndlovu Youth Choirįind themselves during the coronavirus health crisis.
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