The Vuvuzela Orchestra

Contacts: Pedro Espi-Sanchis musicman@iafrica.com Pedro: 27842300683  Ph/Fax: 27 21 6854704 Skype: "espisanchis" The Kuduzela Orchestra. The ancestor of the vuvuzela is an instrument named Icilongo or Mhalamhala, traditionally made out of a kudu horn. A modern incarnation of that instrument, the Kuduzela is now on the market.  This instrument is made out of recycled plastic and looks just the same as ... Read More...

Vuvuzela Orchestra Demo Video

Vuvuzelas Make Music !!! from Pedro Espi-Sanchis on Vimeo. This is a 6 minutes long video introduction to the concept of the Vuvuzela Orchestra with some excerpts from previous performances. "Abafana" (The song above is a present from us to you for 2010.                                                                                 Listen to it and if you like it you can use it as a ringtone.) The first reaction ... Read More...

Vuvuzela Orchestra @ Mofolo Park

The main component of this Vuvuzela Orchestra is a group of traditional Shangaan dancers from the Limpopo with whom Pedro has been working for many years. In these shows they performed on a variety of old instruments (the Makondere kudu horns, the Zwingelengele bells and the Nyanga pipe ensembles) demonstrating the “One Person, One Note” concept central to the ... Read More...

Nelson Mandela Challenge: 17 November 2007

The first time the Vuvuzela Orchestra performed at a soccer match in South Africa! This was the Nelson Mandela challenge at the Ellis Park stadium pitting Bafana Bafana against the USA soccer team. Sixty Celtic F.C. fans were trained in Bloemfontein over five days learning to play and dance eight songs. The Celtic supporters are considered the best fans in South ... Read More...