The Vuvuzela Orchestra

Contacts: Pedro Espi-Sanchis musicman@iafrica.com Pedro: 27842300683  Ph/Fax: 27 21 6854704 Skype: "espisanchis" The ancestor of the vuvuzela is an instrument named Icilongo or Mhalamhala, traditionally made out of a kudu horn.  An album of great South African soccer songs is available from iTunes . Search for "Vuvuzela Orchestra 2010 Songs". Meanwhile go to the Welcome page on this site and click on ... Read More...

Vuvuzela Orchestra Demo Videos

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. Look also below at the Orchestra performing at the PANSA auditions in Cape Town. Vuvuzela Orchestra @ PANSA The first reaction from people when told that the vuvuzela can make ... 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...