Daimler Diversity Day celebrates diversity with Ndlovu Youth Choir

Consciously experiencing diversity and changing perspectives are the central aims of the annual Daimler Diversity Day. It took place for the seventh time this year with activities around the globe.

 

Hands-on activities at numerous locations worldwide invited visitors to take a different look at the environment and adopt unusual perspectives. For example, that of a wheelchair user or an employee with impaired vision. And, of course, there was also a look at other cultures.

 

The Ndlovu Youth Choir was invited to Stuttgart this year. They organized three flash mobs on the grounds of Daimler AG and delighted visitors with spontaneous singing and performances.

 

Daimler is a sponsor of the Ndlovu Youth Choir’s concert tour. And so, of course, the young people also performed in Stuttgart on Diversity Day.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir gave several performances organized as a flash mob.

 

At the end of the day, the young people were given an exclusive tour of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Here they were particularly impressed by the cars, especially the classic cars.

The impressive Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart also exhibits many classic cars.

The breathtaking building also commands everyone’s respect and admiration. There are neither closed rooms nor straight walls here. Ceilings span 33 meters without supports, and no two of the 1,800 triangular window panes are alike.

By Julian Herzog, CC-BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30314515

The awe-inspiring impression of a cathedral inevitably prompted the choir to intonate spontaneously. Listen for yourself!

Great start to the concert series of the Ndlovu Youth Choir

Last night, the Ndlovu Youth Choir celebrated an extraordinary start to their concert series at the Neue Kammerspiele in Kleinmachnow. In front of a sold-out audience, the young people thrilled the audience with their exuberant enthusiasm, African rhythms and exuberant joie de vivre. No one was kept on their seats.

 

“Volle Kanne” presenter Ingo Nommsen hosted the concert – as an ambassador for the Hugo Tempelman Foundation, it is a matter of personal importance to him.

 

This morning we went on to Stuttgart, where the Ndlovu Youth Choir will be giving several performances tomorrow at our sponsor DAIMLER’s Diversity Day.

 

We are very excited to see the pictures from there. After that, we’re off to gigs in Bad Vilbel and the opening concert in the big tent of the Africa Festival in Würzburg on Saturday.

 

Here are some impressions from yesterday’s event in Kleinmachnow.

 

Choir manager Sandile on the drum.
Choirmaster Ralf Schmitt and Alekh, who is also the choir’s bus driver.
A lively performance by the Ndlovu Youth Choir.

Ingo Nommsen, who is also an ambassador for the Hugo Tempelman Foundation, hosted the event. Hugo and Liesje were also there and were looking forward to the performance.

“Flying for freedom” – Ndlovu Youth Choir is part of the official song

“Flying for Freedom” is the official song for the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift. It was composed and produced by the Airlift Berlin project, consisting of composer Ted Rain and lyricist Tex Checker. They were able to win the Berlin musician Daniel de la Fuente as a singer. The backing choir in the verses and chorus was recorded in South Africa with the Ndlovu Youth Choir.

 

“Flying for freedom” recordings in our own recording studio in Elandsdoorn

 

The young people have been working on the recordings in the recording studio in Elandsdoorn for months. The recording studio was set up on site thanks to a generous donation from the Thomann company through the Hugo Tempelman Foundation.

 

Airlift festival to mark the blockade in Berlin 70 years ago

 

Yesterday, May 12, Berlin commemorated the end of the Soviet blockade 70 years ago with the “Festival of the Airlift”. This is why 50,000 visitors came to Tempelhofer Feld to see historical vehicles, photos and everyday objects from that time. The blockade lasted 11 months in 1948/49 and over 2.1 million tons of goods were flown in on 230,000 flights.

 

The miracle of solidarity

 

In her speech, Justice Minister Katarina Barley (SPD) said: “This airlift has made the impossible possible.” Only solidarity had made this “miracle” possible.

 

The work of the Hugo Tempelman Foundation, which supports the Ndlovu Youth Choir, is also only possible thanks to the “miracle of solidarity”. Only through donations and sponsors is it possible to maintain the charitable work in South Africa.

 

Recording of “Flying for freedom – the official theme song of the Berlin Airlift Festival.
Photo: Corinna Tannia

 

Recording of “Flying for freedom – the official theme song of the Berlin Airlift Festival.
Photo: Corinna Tannia

ENERGETIX raises a large donation at the Gutenberg Marathon in Mainz

Once again this year, we cannot thank the sports enthusiasts at ENERGETIX enough for their commitment. Last weekend, a total of 80 ENERGETIX runners took part in the Gutenberg Marathon in aid of the Hugo Tempelman Foundation.

Liesje Tempelman and Joey Kelly are back at the start of the Gutenberg Marathon

As every year, the runners were supported by Liesje Tempelman and her son Koon. Joey Kelly also ran in the blue ENERGETIX jersey for the foundation’s projects. And he did so despite appearing on a talk show in Berlin the evening before. What’s more, Flieger arrived late on Sunday. But for a professional like Joey Kelly, even a few minutes are enough to get ready to run and show commitment!

Energetix donates a total of 6,000 euros

After the run, ENERGETIX Managing Director Roland Förster and Joey Kelly had the opportunity to explain the purpose of their participation to the audience on the SWR stage. As part of the half marathon, the company donates 2 euros per kilometer run to the projects of the Hugo Tempelman Foundation. Although the company thankfully pays the registration fee for all ENERGETIX runners, some of them donated the fee to the foundation from their own pockets. As a result, 6,000 euros were raised this year in perfect weather conditions.

We are delighted about this great commitment and would like to thank ENERGETIX for their ongoing support!

 

Celebrity supporter Joey Kelly motivates the runners to finish the half marathon.
The large group of ENERGETIXER runners at the Gutenberg Marathon.
ENERGETIX provided 80 runners for this year’s Gutenberg Marathon in Mainz.
The main thing is a good mood: Liesje and her son Koon Tempelman.
Liesje and Koon Tempelman at the finish line of the Gutenberg Marathon in Mainz
The successful ENERGETIXERs at the finish line.
Managing Director Roland Förster and celebrity supporter Joey Kelly on the SWR stage.
Roland Förster and ENERGETIX will donate 2 euros per kilometer run to the Hugo Tempelman Foundation.

Choir has to make an “emergency landing” on the way to L.A.

A pleasant surprise for the passengers on board the plane that was to take the choir to L.A. for the recording of the America’s Got Talent show. Due to bad weather conditions, the plane had to make a stopover.

 

The choir made the wait more bearable: a spontaneous performance provided cheer and distraction.

***AMERICA’S GOT TALENT GETS NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR***

A huge surprise for the young people of the Ndlovu Youth Choir. The American super show “America’s Got Talent” invited the choir to Los Angeles. Their performance of the Ed Sheeran song came to their attention via YouTube and they see great potential.

In the video, Hugo Tempelman announces the good news to the kids. The cheers are overwhelming!

A performance in this show in L.A. is a sensational success for the choir from the township of Elandsdoorn. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope to see lots of pictures from sunny California.

 

 

Ndlovu Youth Choir is finalist of the “Anthemproject”

Back in December last year, we reported on the “Anthemproject” initiative launched by news24.

Read more about the South African national anthem “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” here.

The Economist magazine voted this anthem the best national anthem in the world.

 

Naturally, the Ndlovu Youth Choir contributed its very own version. Over the last few months, more than 140 entries were received for the Anthem Project. And the Ndlovu Youth Choir’s version is indeed one of the three finalists!

 

You too can cast your vote for the choir and get the chance to donate the advertised amount of 1 million South African Rand (approx. 62,000 euros) to a good cause.

 

Vote: https://anthemproject.news24.com/Finalists