Ndlovu youth choir
CARTOON: Champions of Mzansi
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
The choir recently returned home after making it into the finals in one of the world’s biggest talent competition.
A special homecoming celebration was held for the group in Groblersdal on Monday.
A special homecoming celebration for the group was held on Monday in their home province of Limpopo.
Scores of people gathered at the OR Tambo International Airport to welcome the Ndlovu Youth Choir back home. The group, from Moutse in Limpopo, returned on Friday after an impressive run on America's Got Talent.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir's journey at America's Got Talent came to an end on Thursday morning, after California native Kodi Lee was crowned the season 14 winner. Family and choir mates said they were still proud of them.
The choir managed to dazzle audiences and capture the country’s imagination through their breathe taking performances.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir is the first African choir to make it to the finals of America's Got Talent, but what many South Africans may not know is that the group was started as a healing programme in response to socio-economic issues in the small Limpopo village of Moutse.
The choir has become the pride of the nation after becoming the first African group to advance to the finals of America's Got Talent.
The choir, which sings in all 11 South African languages, had the crowd and judges dancing this morning when they performed 'Africa' by American band Toto.
The countdown has officially begun for the choir's final performance on America's Got Talent at 2 am on Wednesday morning (South African time).
South Africa's musical sensation, the Ndlovu Youth Choir, is one of the top five finalists on America's Got Talent.
The Limpopo choir has cruised through the competition since blowing American audiences away.
Ndlovu Youth Choir's top 12 round performance aired in the early hours of Wednesday, South African time, with a rendition of rock group U2's 'Beautiful Day'.
The choir made local headlines this week after their beautiful rendition of Vicky Sampson's song 'My African Dream',on the stage of the television show 'America's Got Talent'.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir was started in 2009 as an after-school community programme to help disadvantaged children escape social issues in the village of Moutse in Limpopo.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir was started in 2009 as an after-school community programme to help disadvantaged children escape social issues in the village of Moutse in Limpopo.
Ndlovu Youth Choir's rendition of 'My African Dream', conducted by choir director Ralf Schmitt, aired on US TV on Tuesday night. But they're not new to online fame.