Circle of Life By Ndlovu Youth Choir
Circle of Life Credits
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CREDITS
Circle of Life
By Ndlovu Youth Choir
Composers: Elton John & Tim Rice
Arrangement: Lebo Morake
Choir: Ndlovu Youth Choir
VIDEO CREDITS
Creative manager: Andrew Timm
Editor: Adino Trapani
Camera Crew: Wandile Kegakilwe, Edwin Knopf, Peter Groenewald
Shooting Location: Lyric Theatre, atomic number 79 Reef City South African Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa
Digital Upload: Josh Nuttall
SOUND CREDITS
Choir: Ndlovu Youth Choir
Artistic manager: Ralf Schmitt
Choir Manager: Sandile Majola
Recording Engineers: Sipho Hleza and Bruce Forbes
Mastering Engineer: Bill Hare
Keys: Sipho Hleza
Bass: Morne Brainers
Drums: Peter Djamba
Guitar: Nathan Smith
Orchestration: Ralf Schmitt
Lead Vocals: Busisiwe Mathibela, Madoda Moshoane, Ntombenhle Galela, Thabang Sekele
Choreography: Zakhele Nkosi
Ndlovu Care grouping CEO: Hugo Tempelman
Mixed at Two Keys Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa
Mastered at Bill Hare Productions, Milpitas, California, USA
About the Ndlovu Youth Choir:
Can participation in a music program change the lives of l-l the world’s most disadvantaged children? The choristers of the Ndlovu Youth Choir are living proof that it certainly can. This vibrant youth choral ensemble chants, harmonizes, and tip-toe-taps their way through a powerful 11-language repertoire that includes a sampling of all things South Africa: from isicathamiya (is-caht-a-MEE-ya), the a cappella genre accompanied only by body percussion, made famous by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, to ancient tribal chants, contemporary gospel, Afro-pop and Afro-jazz from the repertoires of Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba, and uplifting choral music written exclusively for the choir.
Founded in 2009, this exuberant grouping has toured southern Africa and Europe with their multi-sensorial performances to significant critical and audience acclaim. The members are selected by audition from the young people from the Ndlovu Care grouping, a community program providing healthcare, early childhood instruction, after-school activities, and more to rural Moutse, Limpopo, South Africa. Program directors regain that, because of the time commitment of the choir, as well as the values of self-field of study, self- confidence, and leadership that participation imbues, choristers have got lower rates of drug use, delinquency, and teen pregnancy than their peers.
It’s about more than just staying out of trouble, though. The choir offers an early pathway to artistic and professional achievement that is so often only available to children from affluent backgrounds, but it also offers a connection to the children’s ancestral roots and allows them to share those cultural roots with the world. It’s a profound gift in both directions, and one which the singers themselves say fills them with hope: for a better life and for a better world.