{"id":248227,"date":"2020-04-22T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/248227\/young-sa-artists-give-thanks-to-health-care-and-essential-workers\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:23:00","slug":"young-sa-artists-give-thanks-to-health-care-and-essential-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/22\/young-sa-artists-give-thanks-to-health-care-and-essential-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Young SA artists give thanks to health-care and essential workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An upbeat medley compiled by young SA artists is something for all South Africans to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Young South African artists have joined together, from their individual homes and via technology during #lockdown, to record The Ultimate South African Song Medley, to thank all the health-care professionals and other essential workers who are putting their lives at risk on a daily basis to keep the rest of us safe.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Adcock Ingram OTCs, sponsors of Brave Campaign in association with Stageworx Performing Arts School, released a video of the song to not only thank our \u2018heroes who don\u2019t wear capes\u2019, but to also uplift the nation through local music.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YFFZaFbKF5o' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The Ultimate South African Song Medley integrates 28 of the most instantly recognisable classic South African songs from music icons across diverse genres from the last 50 years, woven into a seamless tapestry by music arranger and maestro extraordinaire Bryan Schimmel, and performed by 50 students and alumni from Stageworx Performing Arts School in Johannesburg.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Sit back, relax, enjoy and give thanks with them to essential and health-care workers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/250028\/cpf-helps-the-community-of-elsburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19: CPF helps the community of Elsburg<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/246783\/things-to-consider-during-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19: Things to consider during lockdown<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear reader,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. 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