Canadian Choir Goes Viral for Singing Afrikaans [Video]

A Canadian choir singing in Afrikaans? The Vancouver Youth Choir has stunned the internet with a heartfelt rendition of a South African choral piece, proving that music truly knows no borders.

Vancouver, Canada (03 November 2024) – Music has the extraordinary power to transcend borders, cultures, and languages, uniting people in the most unexpected ways. The latest example making waves online is a Canadian youth choir that’s capturing hearts around the globe with their beautiful rendition of a song sung in… Afrikaans!

Choirs often perform pieces in languages that are not their own, bringing the world a little closer together with every note. But when Franco Prinsloo, an award-winning composer and conductor from Pretoria, South Africa, shared a rehearsal video of the Vancouver Youth Choir singing in Afrikaans, the internet couldn’t get enough. The video features the choir performing Prinsloo’s composition “Deurgrond”, and their stunning interpretation is resonating with audiences far and wide.

Prinsloo expressed his …