{"id":9822,"date":"2020-03-30T14:27:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=9822"},"modified":"2020-03-30T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:27:29","slug":"over-50-performing-artists-sound-the-call-for-south-africa-to-come-together-anthemchallengersa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/30\/over-50-performing-artists-sound-the-call-for-south-africa-to-come-together-anthemchallengersa\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 50 Performing Artists Sound The Call For South Africa To Come Together &#8211; #AnthemChallengeRSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some of the country\u2019s most talented performing artists have come together under lockdown to perform Nkosi Sikelel&#8217; iAfrika to illustrate that while alone in self-isolation, we remain united as a country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nkosi Sikelel&#039; iAfrika | #AnthemChallengeRSA (info below)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fySNIZ9WrHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stars from ProVerb to Corlea, Danny K to Zolani Mahola, Busiswa to Kurt Darren and Moonchild to Yvonne Chaka Chaka have lent their talents to the cause with a much bigger vision in mind \u2013 1 000 South Africans performing the largest-ever virtual rendition of the national anthem for the #AnthemChallengeRSA \u2013 as the country faces the unprecedented challenge of tackling and defeating COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any South African can submit a video of themselves singing our national anthem in a performance that showcases the powerful spirit of our country, reflecting together on the anthem as a source of inspiration in this very complicated time. To submit a video, simply click on the link <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AnthemChallengeRSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"bit.ly\/AnthemChallengeRSA (opens in a new tab)\">bit.ly\/AnthemChallengeRSA<\/a> and follow the instructions for performance and uploading by midnight on Monday 6th April 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the virtual choir is assembled, we hope that other countries will be challenged to follow suit in creating their own virtual national anthem choirs in a bid to unite the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit your rendition of Nkosi Sikelel&#8217; iAfrika now and help demonstrate that the unity which has uplifted our country from darkness before \u2013 can, again, in the face of a global threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>List of contributing artists, in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Afrikanswiss<\/li><li>Andre Schwartz<\/li><li>Anslin Gysman<\/li><li>Bianca Le Grange<\/li><li>Brian Temba<\/li><li>Busiswa<\/li><li>Caroline Grace<\/li><li>Chad Saaiman<\/li><li>Chris Forrest<\/li><li>Corlea<\/li><li>Craig Lucas<\/li><li>Daniel Baron<\/li><li>Danny K<\/li><li>David Johnson<\/li><li>Donald<\/li><li>Dumza Maswana<\/li><li>Glen Hodgson<\/li><li>Gloria Bosman<\/li><li>Graeme Watkins<\/li><li>Jason Greer<\/li><li>Joe Nina<\/li><li>Jules (GoodLuck)<\/li><li>Katlego Maboe<\/li><li>KB<\/li><li>Khaya Dladla<\/li><li>Kurt Darren<\/li><li>Leah<\/li><li>Lee Scott<\/li><li>Liesl Penniken<\/li><li>Likhey Booi<\/li><li>Mma Ausi<\/li><li>Moonchild Sanelly<\/li><li>Mpho Osei-Tutu<\/li><li>Nathan Ro<\/li><li>Phinda Matlala<\/li><li>Phindile Morgets<\/li><li>Pierre Greeff (Die Heuwels Fantasties)<\/li><li>Proverb<\/li><li>Relebogile Mabotja<\/li><li>Sam Peo<\/li><li>Sandile Kamle<\/li><li>Sibongile Mngoma<\/li><li>Siziwe Ngema<\/li><li>Tamara Dey<\/li><li>The Muses<\/li><li>Timothy Moloi<\/li><li>Tracey-Lee Oliver<\/li><li>Tumi Morake<\/li><li>Willem Botha<\/li><li>Yvonne Chaka Chaka<\/li><li>Zo\u00eb Modiga<\/li><li>Zolani Mahola<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the country\u2019s most talented performing artists have come together under lockdown to perform Nkosi Sikelel&#8217; iAfrika to illustrate that while alone in self-isolation, we remain united as a country. Stars from ProVerb to Corlea, Danny K to Zolani Mahola, Busiswa to Kurt Darren and Moonchild to Yvonne Chaka Chaka have lent their talents&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/30\/over-50-performing-artists-sound-the-call-for-south-africa-to-come-together-anthemchallengersa\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Over 50 Performing Artists Sound The Call For South Africa To Come Together &#8211; #AnthemChallengeRSA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}