WELCOME TO THULA SIZWE
Thula Sizwe! (Hush, and listen!) The sound of the veldt is calling you. Hush, and listen to the voice of Zulu South Africa. Hush and listen, as we sing of Africa, of hope, of reconciliation and peace. Hush and listen, and feel the world draw in a little bit closer.
Thula Sizwe is an a capella singing group composed of eleven voices ranging from the deepest bass to the highest of tenors. They sing in the traditional Zulu call-and-response style. And while they sing, they dance. They dance to the drum, to clapping hands, and to the sounds of their own voices. And while they dance, the audience can never sit still.
Thula Sizwe was established just before the end of the apartheid era. The group’s origins are in the poverty-stricken Black Townships of South Africa, yet their music reaches across racial and class divisions to share their intricate rhythms and harmonies with all audiences. The musical style of Thula Sizwe is based in ancient Zulu cultural traditions. Abel Dlamini, the group’s leader, learned many of the dances from his father, who learned them from his father, and so on, back for many generations. Read More…
Thula Sizwe Mission

Thula Sizwe are active in support of the disadvantaged in their own communities. They have donated significant money and made many benefit performances in support of AIDS-related causes. During their concert tours, they sometimes sell beadwork and other crafts made by economically disadvantaged Ndebele and Swazi women. They directly support economically disadvantaged individuals in their own community, providing food and housing. During their 2005 US tour, the group performed a benefit concert at Franklin and Marshall College, donating the entire free will offering (nearly $4,000, from a packed 500-seat concert hall) to the school’s Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. In fall 2007 they held a benefit concert at Tufts … Read More...
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