Judith Sephuma will sing the national anthem at the Springboks vs All Blacks test match on Saturday 6 August. Image via Twitter @PopPulseSA
Queen of Afrojazz: Judith Sephuma to sing at Springboks test match
Judith Sephuma will belt out the national anthem at the Springboks vs All Blacks test match on Saturday 6 August at Mbombela Stadium.
Judith Sephuma will sing the national anthem at the Springboks vs All Blacks test match on Saturday 6 August. Image via Twitter @PopPulseSA
The Springboks will host the All Blacks for the first of two Rugby Championship test matches on Saturday 6 August. The team, led by captain Siya Kolisi, will take on the fourth highest-ranked team at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. The South African has exclusively learnt that award-winning singer-songwriter Judith Sephuma has been selected to sing the South African national anthem at the game!
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JUDITH SEPHUMA SELECTED TO SING AT SPRINGBOKS VS ALL BLACKS GAME
Judith Sephuma is one of Mzansi’s best jazz and afropop vocalists and has been dubbed “the queen of Afro jazz”. Sephuma rose to fame after the release of her debut album, A Cry, A Smile, A Dance, in 2001.
The platinum-selling album features incredible songs like Mamangwane, Can’t Let Go and the title track of the album, A Cry, A Smile, A Dance. With nine albums under her belt, the 48-year-old singer is a force to be reckoned with.
Judith Sephuma has been chosen to sing the national anthem at the Springboks vs All Blacks rugby match on 6 August.
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JUDITH SEPHUMA’S NATIONAL ANTHEM BLUNDER
In 2013, Judith Sephuma sang the national anthem at a government event in Polokwane, Limpopo and according to News24, the singer delivered a “below par performance” of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.
“Renowned South African musician Judith Sephuma was also alleged to have delivered a below-par performance of the national anthem,” said Thandile Sunduza, former parliamentary portfolio committee chairperson.
“This follows the terrible rendition of our nation’s primary song in 2009 by Ras Dumisani as well as the rendition by musician Ard Matthews in 2011.”
SPRINGBOKS VS WALES
Sprinbok lock Eben Etzebeth’s wife-to-be, Anila van Rensburg sang Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrikai at what was a special game for the rugby player. Etzebeth was playing in his 100th test match and it was made extra special when his fiancée stepped out to sing the national anthem.
