After winning the acapella singing competition The Sing-Off in 2015, there has been no turning back for scathamiya group Thee Legacy. Now four years after releasing their self-titled debut album, the ...
When you think of isicathamiya, the last thing you might expect is for the youth to latch on to this sound. Times have changed and youngsters are embracing our more traditional sounds as is the case ...
Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style anchored in Zulu culture - Copyright AFP Jaafar ASHTIYEH Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style anchored in Zulu ...
At an isicathamiya (Zulu a cappella) singing competition, every detail counts: the accuracy of the harmonies, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage and the exit. Developed shortly ...
ASPEN ” There are probably more than a thousand groups in South Africa who sing isicathamiya, a native, a cappella style that gets traced back to the Zulu tribe. Every Saturday in most cities in the ...
We sing about our lives, about the community. Many people here don't have jobs. But when they sing, they don't think about crime or doing bad things. Singing makes us strong. It's a stormy Saturday ...
KwaZulu-Natal isicathamiya group Kholwa Brothers received a warm welcome at King Shaka international airport on Wednesday after they were crowned world champions on Saturday in Los Angeles. Derrick ...
Durban (South Africa) (AFP) – Every little detail counts in an isicathamiya competition: the harmony, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage, the exit and, of course, the singing. On ...
On Saturday night at a Durban theatre in eastern South Africa, Philani Ntuli and his group of 15 singers have just aced their performance, drawing loud cheers from the public. The precise five-minute ...