Drakensberg Boys Choir

Welcome to the Drakensberg Boys Choir School - an Introduction

The DRAKENSBERG BOYS CHOIR SCHOOL prepares boys for life and leadership through excellence in music, sport, academics and social enrichment, in a Christian environment. Our campus is nestled in the lap of a World Heritage Site, the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa.

The school centres around its world renowned choir, which has gained an international reputation of excellence and is often labeled South Africa's Singing Ambassadors. All aspects of a balanced, holistic education are covered through our comprehensive programme and boys are encouraged to be BOYS, to enjoy nature and stay active.

TO AUDITION: Boys, aged 8-10 years, are invited to send a short video clip of any song they can sing, via WHATSAPP, to the following number: +27825576573

TO BOOK THE CHOIR: Contact our Tours and Concerts Manager at events@dbchoir.com.

FOR CONCERT TICKETS: Visit dbc.nutickets.co.za

This video was produced in 2016-2017 to coincide with the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the school in 2017.

Music: Drakensberg Boys Choir performing Fly to Paradise by Eric Whitacre.
Video editing & production: Helicam Productions

Feel it Still - Portugal. The Man - Drakensberg Boys Choir, South Africa

Enjoy our arrangement of the hit song by PORTUGAL. THE MAN.

This award-winning performance was recorded during the Champions Competition in Category C24 (Scenic Pop) at the 2018 World Choir Games in Tshwane. The DBC were crowned Champions with a score of 95,5 points.

Drakensberg Boys Choir website: dbchoir.com
Bookings: events@dbchoir.com
Concert tickets: webtickets.co.za/dbcs

Arranger: Bernard Krüger - hbkruger@gmail.com
(Based on the LIDO Remix & the ORIGINAL version of the song.)

Drakensberg Boys Choir - Folklore 2017 (Excerpt - The Poachers are Coming)

An excerpt from our 2017 Folklore set Siphume Afrika ('We come from Africa'), a celebration of our diverse South African Wildlife, as well as a plea to end the senseless killing of rhinos for their horns.

This excerpt contains: 1) Bayeza abazingeli - The poachers are coming, followed by 2) The Hunt - gumboot dance.

Music & Lyrics: Nduduzo Mkhize & Bernard Krüger
Choreography: Boys of the Drakensberg Boys Choir
(input in the gumboot dance sequence: Magesh Ncgobo)

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Busa from The Lion King - Drakensberg Boys Choir with Lebo M (Live)

Lebo M, composer of The Lion King, happened to be in the audience during this concert. In an impromptu inspired moment, this SA music legend ran to the stage and joined the boys in his own song. The boys adapted their performance quickly and a truly magnificent moment was captured on camera.

We have permission from Mr Lebo M to use this footage.

Vocal Solos: Lebo M, Neo Ramalitse, Kabo Madi
Piano: Lubabalo Dyasi
Keyboard: Bernard Krüger

Drakensberg Boys Choir performs Halala Afrika by Johannes Kerkorrel

Live performance of Halala Afrika

Recorded on 17 July 219

Arranged by: James Bassingthwaighte and Doron Kronor

Local Choir Festival: Mass Choir Piece

The Mass Choir performing 'Kyk die Heer het opgestaan' during the Local Choir Festival on Thursday 14 April 2011.

The Local Choir Festival consisted of four choirs namely:
Bergville Primary School
The Drakensberg Boys Choir School
Ladysmith Hoërskool
Winterton Primary School

Drakensberg Sun Hotel Winterton

The Drakensberg Sun Hotel is perfectly located for both business and leisure guests to Winterton. The Drakensberg Sun Hotel boasts a convenient location with modern amenities in every guestroom and superb service. Each guestroom is tastefully appointed with non smoking rooms, air conditioning, television. The amenities and services offered at this Winterton accommodation include restaurant, executive floor, shops. For guests to unwind, the hotel offers a variety of facilities and services including outdoor pool, squash courts. Along with its convenient location in Winterton, the hotel also offers a wide range of services and facilities to the guests. With elegant facilities and hospitality, guests at this hotel will surely have an impressive stay. To book a room at the Drakensberg Sun Hotel, please select your dates of travel and complete fill out our secure online booking form.

Dansgebed (Prayer Dance) by Péter Louis van Dijk - DRAKENSBERG BOYS CHOIR

This is the first piece from our competition set at the WORLD CHOIR GAMES (Tshwane, 2018), in the Champions Competition, Category C.2 Children's Choirs / Mixed Boys Choirs. Recorded in Pretoria on 7 July 2018)

We achieved a GOLD medal worth 89,38 points.

Composer: Péter Louis van Dijk (RSA)
Text: A setting of a poem by Abraham Fouché

Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert are dancing around the fire, praying for rain. They summon the great Thunder Maker by clapping hands and drumming in the dust with their feet. And, if the Thunder Maker does not hear their prayer, they will dance the Lightning Dance again and again, until 'rocks' will fall down from the clouds onto their heads.

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Na 50 jaar kom al die Drakies bymekaar

Dit is nie net ’n skool nie, daar heers ’n broederskap onder seuns wat by die Drakensberg Seunskoor ingelaat word.
Dié bekende skool, naby aan Winterton in KwaZulu-Natal vier vanjaar hul 50ste bestaansjaar.
Al is die skool, wat leerders van graad vier tot graad nege aanvaar, se koor een van Suid-Afrika se bekendste uitvoerprodukte, sê Liam Müller, hoofseun dat hulle almal broers is.
“Ons kan saam in die berg gaan klim, in die rivier swem en saam oor die wêreld toer as broers,” sê Müller.

Schlusskonzert EJCF Europäisches Jugendchor Festival Basel 2018 | Final Concert Youth Choir Festival

Schlusskonzert des EJCF Europäisches Jugendchor Festival Basel 2018 | Final Concert of the EJCF Youth Choir Festival Basel 2018

00:00:05 | Jugendchor jutz.ch, Schweiz | Sonnehälbler trad. Moutathal
00:01:39 | Begrüßung & Ansage Jugendchor jutz.ch, Schweiz
00:03:24 | Jugendchor jutz.ch, Schweiz | Tanzliedli Emil Wallimann, Text: Beat Jaeggi
00:06:58 | Ansage Kammerchor des Konservatoriums für Musik und Ballett Ljubljana/Slowenien
00:07:34 | Kammerchor des Konservatoriums für Musik und Ballett Ljubljana/Slowenien | O Sapientia Tadeja Vulc
00:10:55 | Kammerchor des Konservatoriums für Musik und Ballett in Ljubljana/Slowenien | Angel za bolne Ambrož Čopi
00:14:09 | Ansage Mädchenkantorei Basel/Schweiz
00:14:45 | Mädchenkantorei Basel/Schweiz | Hexenlied Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Arr. K. Velten
00:17:11 | Mädchenkantorei Basel/Schweiz | Sweet Dreams A. Lennox & D. Steward, Arr. Mark Brymer
00:19:50 | Ansage Coro Infantil da Universidade de Lisboa/Portugal
00:20:42 | Coro Infantil da Universidade de Lisboa/Portugal | O Gato das Botas Eurico Carrapatoso
00:23:29 | Sing mit! Animation 1 - Vreni Winzeler
00:29:40 | Ansage Kammerchor des Gymnasiums Muttenz/Schweiz
00:30:37 | Kammerchor des Gymnasiums Muttenz/Schweiz | Nussmoosrot Hanspeter Huber, Arr. Jürg Siegrist
00:35:30 | Ansage Aarhus Pigekor/Dänemark
00:36:08 | Aarhus Pigekor/Dänemark | Vid Torneträsk Susanna Lindmark, Text: A.-M. Almgren
00:38:16 | Aarhus Pigekor/Dänemark | Et hav, der vugger sig til ro nu Matti Borg, Arr. Michael Bojesen
00:40:23 | Ansage Coro de Jóvenes de Madrid/Spanien
00:41:58 | Coro de Jóvenes de Madrid/Spanien | Nawba Isbahan y Cantos de boda Juan Pablo de Juan
00:45:50 | Coro de Jóvenes de Madrid/Spanien | El Vito Trad. Andalusien, Arr. Manuel Massotti
00:48:33 | Sing mit! Animation 2 - Vreni Winzeler
00:51:58 | Ansage Knabenkantorei Basel/Schweiz
00:52:28 | Knabenkantorei Basel/Schweiz | It don't mean a thing Duke Ellington, Arr. Marc Huff
00:55:51 | Ansage Le Chœur d'Enfants Sotto Voce Paris/Frankreich
00:56:27 | Le Chœur d'Enfants Sotto Voce Paris/Frankreich | Clap Yo Hands Georges Gershwin
00:59:00 | Le Chœur d'Enfants Sotto Voce Paris/Frankreich & Coro Infantil da Universidade de Lisboa/Portugal |One aus Chorus Line
01:03:06 | Vokalensemble incantanti, Schweiz (GR) | I vain saira Benedetg Dolf, Text: Jachen Luzzi
01:04:19 | Vokalensemble incantanti, Schweiz (GR) | Nyon Jake Runestad
01:07:22 | Ansage Vokalensemble incantanti, Schweiz (GR) & Kinderchor Cantemus, Nyíregyháza/Ungarn
01:08:28 | Kinderchor Cantemus, Nyíregyháza/Ungarn | Estéli nótázás József Karai
01:13:57 | Ansage Karolinskas Kammarkör Örebro/Schweden
01:14:32 | Karolinskas Kammarkör Örebro/Schweden | God's Great Dust Storm Katzenjammer, Arr. Henrik Dahlgren
01:18:42 | Ansage Zik'Zag, choeur de jeunes Fribourg/Schweiz
01:19:17 | Zik'Zag, choeur de jeunes Fribourg/Schweiz | Mhysa aus Game of Thrones Ramin Djawadi, Arr. Florian Crausaz
01:23:39 | Sing mit! Animation 3 - Vreni Winzeler
01:31:14 | Ansage Vox Aurea, Jyväskylä/Finnland
01:31:53 | Vox Aurea, Jyväskylä/Finnland | Pato Aili Järvelä
01:36:54 | Ansage Jugendchor Vivo der Musikschule Basel/Schweiz
01:37:23 | Jugendchor Vivo der Musikschule Basel/Schweiz | Man In The Mirror Glenn Ballard Arr. Maria Laschinger
01:42:45 | Ansage Knaben- und Männerchor der Swerdlowsk Kinderphilharmonie, Jekaterinburg/Russland
01:43:32 | Knaben- und Männerchor der Swerdlowsk Kinderphilharmonie, Jekaterinburg/Russland | Rotala Juris Karlsons, Text: Janis Rainis
01:45:45 | Knaben- und Männerchor der Swerdlowsk Kinderphilharmonie, Jekaterinburg/Russland | Balaganchik - Cantata 'Nochnye oblaka' Georgy Sviridov, Text: Alexander Blok
01:48:17 | Ansage Bat Kol Choir מקהלת בת קול Tel Aviv/Israel
01:48:53 | Bat Kol Choir מקהלת בת קול Tel Aviv/Israel | Hadudaim Zvi Sherf
01:52:12 | Bat Kol Choir מקהלת בת קול Tel Aviv/Israel | Cantate Domino Sugar Miklos
01:53:45 | Ansage Drakensberg Boys Choir, Winterton/Südafrika
01:54:20 | Drakensberg Boys Choir, Winterton/Südafrika | Ingoma Yehlati - The Song Of The Bushveld Bernard Krüger
02:00:53 | Verbschiedung & Danksagung
02:12:09 | Alle Chöre und das Publikum singen gemeinsam den Festivalsong | Music is everywhere Ivo Antognini

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Hlalanathi Drakensberg Resort - Featured Resort

Hlalanathi Drakensberg Resort - Featured Resort
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Halfway between Gauteng and the Coast, this is an ideal breakaway resort with modern facilities and sparkling ablutions. Serviced thatched chalets and grassed caravan stands overlooking the Tugela River and Amphitheatre in the Mont-Aux- Sources area of the Drakensberg. Facilities include Golf, tennis, table tennis,
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Give Me Hope Joanna by Captured By The Rainbow Cast

Song from the musical Captured by the Rainbow.
Performed in Pretoria South Africa on November 21, 2009
by Students of Tabor School, Hoorn, Netherlands and
Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Winterton, South Africa

Our 1st attempt at climbing Devils Tooth, Drakensberg 2019

Four Rivers Adventures

This is a day trip on the Tugela River, Filled with adventure on rapids that are sure to thrill. Come join us for the 'real experience' !

Kenny Kabak SA Journey

For use by Missouri State University, Missouri State Choral Studies, the Drakensberg Boys Choir School.

Developed January 2017 in Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Africa Travel Channel - Situated at the foot of the majestic Drakensberg and in close proximity of many fascinating historical battlefields, the Crown Hotel offers excellent sightseeing opportunities. Travelers can explore the area and stay in complete comfort.