Kholwa Brothers win silver medal at choir competition in Korea

Award-winning isicathamiya group the Kholwa Brothers have won second place at the World Choir Games in South Korea.

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KHOLWA BROTHERS SHINE IN KOREA

The choir music competition started on Monday, 3 July 2023 and took place in Gangneung City, South Korea.

The Durban-based group sang four songs and competed in the folklore acappella category, to which they came in second to Indonesian group, the Karangturi Choir.  

In conversation with the Sowetan, the Kholwa Brothers group leader, Derrick Mlambo noted that winning the silver medal in a global choir competition meant a lot for the group.

Derrick reiterates that despite competing with the best of the best from other countries, they had to make sure to bring the uniqueness of South Africa, through the isicathamiya genre.

“The silver medal means a lot when you had to compete with the best from other countries. We had to bring SA’s uniqueness through isicathamiya music and people enjoyed our performances,” Mlambo shared.

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ONWARDS AND UPWARDS

In addition to competing in the World Choir Games, the Kholwa Brothers were also chosen to perform at the Friendship Concerts which were also hosted at the Gangneung city hall, featuring four countries.

The isicathamiya group shared the stage with groups from South Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan.

“I am delighted that by being part of the world competition is a big thing for us. This will take our profile as a group to another level and promote scathamiya as a traditional music genre”, Mlambo said.

He continued: “Since we participated last year, the group is now known and the international doors are opening. We have always wanted this since we started singing isicathamiya. Finally, it is our time to shine as Kholwa Brothers”.

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