Shosholoza is an old and famous South African song.
Currently, the track is one of the major South African celebratory songs.
It is used majorly when people come together as a way of showcasing unity.
Image: facebook.com, @ndlovuyouthchoirSource: UGC
The Shosholoza song continues to foster the spirit of togetherness among citizens of Mzansi.
It can make a perfect African anthem.
They first sang itin 2012and the tune has since become a household anthem.
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More groups have since repeated the track, including the Ndlovu youth choir, which performed it recently.
This was during the Rugby World Cup.
The performance came as a show of their supportto the Boksbefore their quarter-finals against Japan.
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The group is famous for having reached the final stages of the American Got Talent show.
They went ahead and cemented their wish for the SpringBoks on their social media page.
The music group posted urging the team to bring the cup home.
Image: facebook.com, @ndlovuyouthchoirSource: UGC
It was all about putting South Africa on the map just as they had done while in America.
The group’s performance was hosted by Woolworths.
The crowd could not be contained as they shouted with excitement as captured in the video below.
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The youth choir has received a lot of recognition since their participation in the American show.
Joining the crowd in witnessing this great show were the rugby players, Trevor Nyakane and Victor Matfield.
The two were accompanied by the families of their colleagues Chester Williams, Ruben Kruger.
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Different groups and crowds are reminded of the need to stay united for a common course.
It is the perfect unifying track in the entire Mzansi, to say the least.
The origin of the track can be traced back to the minefields.
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Workers would sing the tune in response to their axes hitting the ground.
Prisoners also chimed in a call-and-response manner.
For some reason, the song made their hard labour lighter.
Nelson Mandela once described how he sang along to the tune while in prison during the apartheid era.
Generally, the tune depicts the possibility of change and affirms this reality.
Here are the correct lyrics of the song.
you’re able to also choose to download it on iTunes and add it to your playlist.
Stimela si qhamuka e South AAfrica
Shosholoza is one tune that will continue to bring people together.
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