‘Singing with the stars’

Superstar, Oliver Mtukudzi.

SOS children will this month bring African inspired melodies in concert with acclaimed international afro-jazz musician, Oliver Mtukudzi.
The ‘Singing with the stars’ event is co-hosted by SOS Children’s Villages Zimbabwe and Monomotapa Crowne Plaza (African Sun Limited).
As part of its corporate social investment programme, African Sun Limited recently entered into partnership with SOS Children’s Villages Zimbabwe.

Monomotapa Crowne Plaza is sponsoring ‘the event, while Holiday Inn Harare (another subsidiary of African Sun Limited) will carry out a US$12 000 refurbishment exercise at Waterfalls Children’s Village houses. The SOS Children’s Choir is a combination of children from the SOS Villages, SOS Hermann Gmeiner schools and community outreach programmes from different areas the organisation works in. Despite the different backgrounds, cultures and experiences, they have been united by their love of music.

One of the groups within the SOS Villages choir is Band SOS, a 10 member band which is an offshoot of the larger SOS Hermann Gmeiner Bulawayo orchestra. The group has defied the traditional concept of an orchestra — it features 350 student performers playing a jazz fusion of African and Western instruments that include marimba, recorders, guitar and African drums.  Tuku will conducted a workshop with students from SOS Hermann Gmeiner High School Bindura.

“Performing with the SOS kids is a labour of love for me…. I have been doing music for so many years and I love what I do. Participating in this event is my way of opening the door for future musicians. The very least I can do is pass on the knowledge and experience I have gained to the next generation,” said Tuku

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