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Monday, October 25, 2010

Out of Africa

Drakensberg Gardens Choir

















The Drakensberg Gardens Staff Choir - listen to their beautiful music!
This choir has a lot to sing about - praising the beauty of their surroundings in the heart of the southern Drakensberg (Dragon Mountain) range in Kwa Zulu Natal province in South Africa. Known in Zulu as uKhahlamba (”Barrier of Spears”) these are the highest mountains in South Africa with peaks reaching well over 3000m.
We spent 4 days at the Drakensberg Gardens resort - drinking in the mountain scenery and pure air.  The choir is comprised of 18 members of staff including cleaners, gardeners and caddies.  They compose all their own music - mainly spirituals - and sing a cappella.

2 comments:

  1. Sounds fantastic. Looking forward to the day I visit SA. Cheers

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  2. There was a thing on TV yesterday from Durban. Isn't there you used to live? Anyhow, the beaches there looked great and the surf was really good apparently. Cheers

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