SANDF rendition of DJ Zinhle song moves musician to tears

by Sergio Miller

Many of us long for the moment when we finally receive recognition for our dedication and hard work. For DJ Zinhle, that moment has arrived, leaving her utterly speechless with gratitude and joy. 

Last weekend millions of South African citizens found themselves glued to their television screens ahead of this year’s annual State of the Nation Address (SONA), which was held at City Hall in the Cape Town CBD. 

While the red carpet and president Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech were among the evening’s biggest talking points of the evening, there is one thing that will forever remain in the memory of this year’s ceremony – the harmonious performance of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) band. 

A video recently circulated on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) showed the band marching their way towards the front entrance of City Hall while performing their rendition of DJ Zinhle’s song called, Indlovu. 

After coming across the video of their performance on X, the mother of two expressed her appreciation for having been honoured in this way on such a momentous occasion. 

She later reshared and commented: “Wow!” along with multiple teary emojis. 

With this year’s theme being, “A nation that works for all,” Zinhle was not the only one who had been honoured on the evening, but so was the Grammy Award winner, Tyla. 

Another video shows the band marching while performing one of the 23-year-old’s most successful songs, Water. 

Social media users later applauded the band for honouring the musicians in the best way possible, along with the person who filmed the video. 

“The person who shot this video had one job … and they delivered. They took us on a journey. We followed the parade. We followed the rendition […] This made me feel good. Thank You. Well done to the band as well,” commented one person. 

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