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Drakensberg Boys' Choir School

Drakensberg Boys' Choir School

Drakensberg Boys Choir School is a choir school located near Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Drakensberg Boys Choir School
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School typePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1967
FounderJohn Tungay
StatusOpen
Grades4-9
GenderMale
Website

Organisation

The school was established in 1967 by John Tungay with assistance from his family.[1] It educates the members of the Drakensberg Boys Choir. Enrollment is approximately 120 boys aged 9 to 15. The school has a 600-seat auditorium constructed in 1995 and holds weekly concerts. The Choir has toured internationally.

Concert tours

The Drakensberg Boys' Choir performing at the Media24 Centre in Cape Town in 2015.

The Drakensberg Boys' Choir performing at the Media24 Centre in Cape Town in 2015.

The choir has presented concerts in the United States and across Europe and, by Papal request, at the Vatican City.[2] They have also performed with South Korean artist Lee Moon-se.[3]

Notable alumni

The Bala Brothers, the South African vocal trio, attended Drakensberg Boys Choir School in the 1980s and 90s. In 1988, six years before the end of Apartheid, the oldest brother, Zwai, was the first black student admitted to the school.[4]

Actors Terrence Bridget & Lerato Makhetha most well known from acclaimed former SABC 3 soapie Isidingo attended the school.

Jean-Philip Grobler, an indie electronic synthpop artist, sang in the Drakensberg Boys' Choir[5] before moving to Brooklyn, NY to make music as St. Lucia.

References

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Citation Linkwww.coca-colacompany.com"Artist: Drakensberg Boys Choir". The Coca-Cola Company. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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Citation Linkw2.vatican.vaPope John Paul II (20 July 1983). "Address at a General Audience". vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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Citation Linknews.chosun.comLee Moon-se (27 August 2012). "이문세와 떠나요! 비밥바룰라". Chosun Broadcasting Company (in Korean). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.reuters.comPowell, Alicia (14 May 2015). "South Africa's Bala Brothers set sights on U.S. music market". Reuters.com. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.theguardian.comCragg, Michael (9 May 2012). "New music: St Lucia – Before the Dive". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgConcert Review - Drakensberg Boys Choir - U.S. 3/2007
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Citation Linkjblan.blogspot.comSlavík z Dračích hor
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgDrakensberg Boys Choir School
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Citation Linkwww.dbchoir.co.zaOfficial website
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Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org29°01′20″S 29°26′08″E
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