Renowned afro-pop and jazz sensation Judith Sephuma joins ‘Clash of the Choirs SA’, a new reality show on Mzansi Magic, as a choir master for her hometown in the Polokwane, Limpopo, auditions to search for aspiring choirs and singers.
She is an addition to the list of other South African musicians Zwai Bala, ‘Idols SA’ season eight winner Khaya Mthethwa and Zakes Bantwini. The show is set to premiere in January 2013.Sephuma told Sowetan: ‘I am very thrilled to go back to my hometown for the ‘Clash of the Choirs’ and I am looking forward to seeing the talent that lies in Polokwane and Limpopo as a whole.’We saw these kinds of shows been introduced internationally but to have our own adaptation of it, it’s an amazing feeling,’ she said.Sephuma said that she was not allowed to give any further details about the show but referred us to the management team. Mzansi Magic’s publicist Bongiwe Potelwa confirmed that the show will premier in January next year.The winning choir will walk away with R500,000, of which half will go to a charity of their choice and the other half for the choir. – www.sowetanlive.co.za
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