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Ndlovu Youth Choir’s Ralf Schmitt — From ‘just chilling’ in Limpopo to world fame
Meet Ralf Schmitt, the mastermind behind the Ndlovu Youth Choir. The conductor, composer and producer talks to Ntombizodwa Makhoba about how the choir was born, his dreams and…
Soundtrack to a pandemic: Africa’s best coronavirus songs
Drawing on lessons from Ebola, African artists are using music to convey public health messaging. And they are doing it in style
We’d be extinct if it weren’t for hope
Hope requires empathy and a courageous optimism and faith that, as a species, our existence as humans transcends even the darkest of times
Making myths out of music
After its run on America’s Got Talent, the Ndlovu Youth Choir became a symbol of unity. But its genesis points to South Africa’s deep inequality