LISTEN: Ndlovu Youth Choir chat to Stacey and J Sbu about their new album
We are all in harmony for how we feel about this album drop...
In their spirit of gratitude and constantly pushing creative boundaries, the award-winning choir drop their new album, 'Grateful', this Friday.
The album's lead single features KZN born and bred DJ and producer, Sun El Musician.
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There has been great synergy between us and Sun-El Musician; creating a song together was a natural progression of that relationship. ‘Afrika Hey’ celebrates the beauty of Africa and encourages people to be proud of the continent and share that pride wherever they may travel around the world. We live in such a beautiful country, and we all have a responsibility to share this with the world.
So, what can we expect from this new release?
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The new album stays true to Ndlovu’s unique sound, style, and breath-taking harmonies, with a mix of Amapiano and hip hop on the five original tracks.
The project hosts several collaborations with the likes of rapper 25K, Sun-El Musician, Tyler ICU, and the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
We chose to work with people who are passionate about music and uplifting young people and we are very honoured to have collaborated with 25k, Sun El-Musician, Tyler ICU and the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. It’s been exciting moving into the Amapiano genre and working with DJs and rappers. Who would have thought a choir would be rapping on an original song? It shows our creative progression.
When asked about the album, the choir said:
The process of working on the album was intense yet a lot of fun and also very creative. We have five original tracks and it was very exciting to move out of our comfort zone, get creative and collaborating with fantastic artists and choirs. The ‘Grateful’ album is a way for us to thank everyone for their love and support over the years. We hope and pray that this album will inspire the youth to be the best they can be and remind the world to give young people a chance whenever and wherever they can.
Stacey and J Sbu managed to connect with these proudly South African international superstars ahead of the album release below:
After hearing the first two singles from the new album, we are convinced that the Ndlovu Youth Choir will continue to soar!
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