There could be no better way of experien-sing the abun-dance of South Africa’s culture and nature than through a Song Safari!
Our tours always kick-off with an astonishing journey into the wilds,
with the lions, elephants and birds joining in our choruses and hops!
But in the centre is always the meeting with the South African people
and its great tradition of choral singing. With us in the Nature
Reserves are local cultural groups with international exposure and
experiences that take on the daunting task of teaching the often quite
stiff, but oh so willing, northerners to high-kick and ululate.
In
the heat of the day we sing and play, we drum, and do the marimba, we
dance and gumboot. And in the evenings and early mornings we go with
experienced guides out into the wild to meet the animals.
It is sensational to be welcomed in this way by the warm African
embrace, a home-coming even for the first-timer in Africa! It is a
truly uplifting experience that will make your soul, as well as your
soles, fly high!
The
second part of a Song Safari is spent touring parts of the beloved
country. Often the trip goes to Cape Town, the crown jewel among South
African tourist highs, but sometimes we also explore less known but not
less exciting destinations, like swimming with the dolphins in southern
Mozambique.
We have successfully organised Song Safaris since 1997!
The latest Song Safari
was in January 2010 –
You can read more about it here.
We are happy to announce that a decision has been taken to carry on with the successful cooperation with "Hela Världen", the International work of the Swedish Lutheran Church, in co-arranging Song Safaris specifically for choir-leaders. Parallel to the Safaris aimed specifically for the conductors we hope to run Safaris for the choristers as well.
We have not yet taken a decision on when we embark on the next Song Safari, but you will be notified in this space well in advance.
The Chamber Choir at the Conservatory of Music, Piteå
with Erik Westberg and Anders Nyberg on Lions Rump, Cape Town.
Foto: Sebastian Lönberg
Our
Choir Tours are for international choirs who need help to set up a tour
to South Africa. In collaboration with our partners Halo Gaia Travels
we can do the full concept or selected parts like setting up concerts,
workshops or meetings with other choirs or congregations, or prepare
and motivate before departure through workshops and rehearsals. We work
with all types of choirs; professional and amateur, secular or sacred.
A selection of choirs we successfully have worked with over the years;
The Peace Choir, Falun, Immanuel Gospel, Gustaf Sjökvists Chamber Choir
and Sofia Vocal Ensemble, Stockholm, Levande Väsen, Härnösand, The
Chamber Choir at the Conservatory of Music, Piteå and the Church Choir
of Saltsjöbaden. Click here
for a more extensive sound and picturereport from the Saltsjöbaden
tour. One of the comments from the Saltsjöbaden travellers: “Safely
back in Sweden we would like to thank you for a fantastic journey! All
of us are full of energy and happiness after the journey. It was the
best journey ever for many of us!”
