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The second instalment of the Ekurhuleni Melting Pot Choral Festival recently took Carnival City by storm.<\/p>\n

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Gauteng choristers took to the stage, accompanied by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, for their opera rendition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event brought together South Africa’s 10 best choirs, who battled it out for the number one spot, and the chance to win the grand prize of R500 000.<\/p>

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This year’s competition also saw cash prizes being awarded for the Best African Rendition and for the Best Opera Rendition.<\/p>\n

SA Singers were named winners of the Best African Rendition category, with the Best Choral Rendition awarded to the Kopano Chorus.<\/p>

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Monti Tshepo Manamela, of the Kopano Chorus, was named the Best Conductor for both days.<\/p>\n

He was awarded R15 000, as well as a one-year scholarship contract with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.<\/p>\n

“It is a joyous day for us as a choir, our hard work and dedication have yielded results for us,” said the elated Manamela.<\/p>\n

The competition is proudly hosted by the metro, as a key event on its Oliver Tambo Month calendar, in celebration of the life and legacy of the late struggle stalwart, choral music composer and conductor.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the audience, the metro\u2019s mayor, Clr Mondli Gungubele, said: “Choral music is the most underrated genre of music in the country, yet the most therapeutic to consume.<\/p>\n

\u201cThus the metro is putting its weight behind this form of music in order to uplift the standard of choral music in our country.”<\/p>\n

The two-day festival began on a nostalgic note, at the gravesite of Oliver and Adelaide Tambo, in Wattville, Benoni, where world-renowned vocalist Sibongile Khumalo, together with 1 000 choristers and the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, gave a moving tribute during a brief memorial service.<\/p>\n

The Tambo Month commemorations continued with a schools debate on Saturday, October 25, at the Actonville Community Centre.<\/p>\n

This was followed by a wreath-laying ceremony and memorial lecture on Monday, October 27.<\/p>\n

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