There are approximately 10,000 covers, variations, and adaptations of Bohemian Rhapsody. Over the years, all of them have been posted at Neatorama.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir was formed in 2009 at a childcare facility in Elandsdoorn, Limpopo, South Africa. They are all grown up now, but are not about to change the name. They released their first album in 2019 after appearing on the TV competition show America's Got Talent, when they made it to the final round.The Ndlovu Youth Choir got authorization from Queen to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the isiZulu language of the Zulu people of South Africa. Or partially, because some of the song is in English. It is also partially a cappella, with a band joining in halfway through. The singing is sublime, the staging is sumptuous, and the video is pure eye candy. You can see more from the Ndlovu Youth Choir at their YouTube channel. -via Damn Interesting
I think I understand cultural appropriation now. That was the most sanitised, bland "music" I've ever heard. It's a grand performance and everyone seemed to be having fun, but it's a pale reflection of the original. Even in a comparison of old money vs now money it probably cost a thousand times as much to make and was meaningless for all of that.
ReplyDelete(To be clear, I don't think cultural appropriation is a thing. Anyone should be comfortable embracing other cultures. If you make money from them, fine. No-one exists in a vacuum, nor should they.)
I'd like to understand this comment. I don't.
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