Dates for the 2026 Ndlovu Youth Choir SA Tour have been announced. The concerts will kick off in Cape Town at Artscape on 5 February and run until 8 February. Johannesburg concerts at Montecasino’s Teatro will take place from 30 July until 2 August. Tickets are already on sale at www.showtime.co.za and www.ticketmaster.co.za
For these 2026 shows, Ndlovu Youth Choir founder and conductor Ralf Schmitt promises a stronger South African flavour, emphasising the country’s diverse musical traditions and shared spirit. “The aim is to cover a wide range of South African genres, including gospel, ghoema and an Amapiano medley, as well as hits from many of South Africa’s greatest singers and bands such as Mango Groove, Hugh Masekela, Johnny Clegg, and Miriam Makeba,” he said.
During the 2026 Ndlovu Youth Choir SA Tour, fans can look out for South African classics like African Dream and Pata Pata – songs that celebrate Africa such as Circle Of Life, Waka Waka and Toto’s anthem Africa; as well as hits by international artists that have been transformed and made popular with new audiences thanks to the Choir’s success here and abroad – think Bohemian Rhapsody, Higher Love and the sublime Nessun Dorma.
Global phenomenon
The Ndlovu Youth Choir, based in the Moutse Valley in rural Limpopo, was founded in 2009 and has become one of South Africa’s most treasured choral groups, recognised globally (thanks in part to reaching the finals of America’s Got Talent Season 14) for their unique music locally and internationally with tours across the USA and Europe. The choir has performed as the headline artist at the Africa Festival in Würzburg, Germany, enjoyed a theatre residency at the prestigious AFAS Theatre in the Netherlands and performed at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York, among many other notable engagements, including performing for the likes of Trevor Noah, King Charles and Bill Gates.
What: 2026 Ndlovu Youth Choir SA Tour
Where and when: Artscape, Cape Town from 5 to 8 February 2026 | Teatro at Montecasino. Johannesburg from 20 July to 2 August 2026
Ndlovu Youth Choir tickets: www.showtime.co.za and www.ticketmaster.co.za
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