Mzansi Youth Choir - O Bawo (Official Music Video)

STREAM ➤ Inspiring and uplifting celebrated collective Mzansi Youth Choir performs ’O Bawo’ - an isiXhosa song intended to bring blessings and hope to a broken world. This also alludes to their hopes and dreams, to be blessed in their musical journey, and in their arguably greatest achievement to date - performing live on stage at one of the biggest talent shows in the world…America’s Got Talent (# goldenbuzzer) The Mzansi Youth Choir was established in July 2003 with the aim of affording talented, underprivileged teenagers and young adults the opportunity to proficiently perform locally and abroad. The choir consists of on average 50 choristers (13 to 24 years of age) with outstanding musical ability from disadvantaged backgrounds.​ ​The word Mzansi means “South” in isiZulu and is also the township slang word for South Africa. The choir’s repertoire is an exciting assortment of South African music which incorporates elements of traditional music, pop and jazz. Performance highlights include the One World Music Festival, M-Net Idols, Huisgenoot Skouspel, Starlight Classics, The Voice, The Presidential Inauguration, Dancing with the Stars, KKNK, The National Arts Festival, The South African Music Awards, as well as performances with the Shakira, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, D’Banj, Beyoncé, Celtic Women, Wouter Kellerman, Lira, Khaya MtheThwa, Riana Nel, Vusi Mahlasela, Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Dorothy Masuka, Abigail Kubeka, Jonas Gwangwa, Leleti Khumalo, Zolani Mahola and Soweto Gospel Choir. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the choir shared the stage with Columbian superstar Shakira and local band Freshly Ground for the performance of the official World Cup song ‘WakaWaka’ at the Kick-Off Concert as well as the World Cup Final. During 2018 the choir opened the concert with the Nigerian superstar D’Banj and closed the Global Citizen Concert with a stunning performance with world megastar Beyoncé in a packed FNB Stadium. This performance was broadcast to 180 countries across six continents. International highlights include tours of Canada 2011 and 2018, Denmark, Egypt, England, Scotland, Turkey and Russia (Moscow and St Petersburg). In April 2017 the choir performed at the International Youth Choir Festival at the Royal Albert Hall and in the Royal Festival Hall in London. The Mzansi Youth Choir was the only choir from the African continent to be selected to perform at the Royal Albert Hall and the only choir to receive a standing ovation. NEXT MUSIC info@ ℗ / © 2023 Next Music COPYRIGHT WARNING: It is illegal to directly re-upload this content to a 3rd party channel without prior consent. Private / 3rd party channels that do so will be reported for copyright infringement (which can result in a channels permanent removal from YouTube). #afropop #agt #americasgottalent #africanpop #traditional #traditionalmusic #africanmusic #southafricanmusic