{"id":151284,"date":"2025-05-16T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=151284"},"modified":"2025-05-16T07:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T05:53:47","slug":"ndlovu-youth-choir-playful-refugee-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/ndlovu-youth-choir-playful-refugee-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Ndlovu Youth Choir&#8217;s Playful &#8220;Refugee&#8221; Song Reminds Us Why South Africa is Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Forget the headlines about people leaving \u2013 the incredible Ndlovu Youth Choir has dropped a viral video of themselves singing a song cheekily titled &#8220;Refugee&#8221;, and it&#8217;s got South Africa smiling!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Limpopo, South Africa (16 May 2025)<\/em> &#8211; So, if you\u2019re up to date with the latest news, you\u2019ll likely have read or heard about the 49 Afrikaners who left South Africa to be\u00a0refugees\u00a0in America this week.<\/p>\n<p>This story isn\u2019t about that. It\u2019s about a few of the many amazing reasons to appreciate our country, the music, its people and the beauty of our diversity. Oh, and our sense of humour, too!<\/p>\n<p>In an entertaining and now trending video, the Ndlovu Youth Choir\u2019s Artistic Director Ralf Schmitt, alongside two singers, is seen having a time as they happily sing a song, hilariously titled <em>Refugee<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The song&#8217;s fun and witty lyrics, sung by Ralf, tease at him being a refugee while declaring that he will not be leaving South Africa. In his own words, he sings:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cMina, angiyindawo (Me, I\u2019m not going anywhere)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cI\u2019m a refugee from around here, from around here<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cNgimgumbaleki, ngingowa la, ngingowa la (I\u2019m a refugee, I\u2019m from here, I\u2019m from here).\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His backup singers join him with much enthusiasm as their harmonious voices blend together beautifully, expressing their love for South Africa and having absolutely no intentions of leaving.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;v=1230696915516881&amp;rdid=emonw2jB6XxVoEEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> has garnered over 360K views and over a thousand comments from entertained South Africans expressing their love for the Ndlovu Youth Choir and our nation\u2019s ability to find the brighter side to just about anything.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fndlovuchoir%2Fvideos%2F1230696915516881%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sure, South Africa may have its fair share of socio-economic and political issues (which country doesn&#8217;t?). But, there is just so much colour and vibrancy that weaves itself through all the &#8220;bad&#8221;. We were even made the top 3 global list, you can read all about that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/travel\/south-africa-just-made-a-global-top-3-list-and-were-here-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, our country is a beautiful place and despite all the chaos happening all around us, we\u2019re grateful for heartwarming reminders, such as Ndlovu Youth Choir\u2019s playful song that being here truly is a vibe worth appreciating!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Ndlovu Youth Choir<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/submit-a-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here\u00a0<\/a>or click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque \u2013 South Africa\u2019s very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Things Guy<\/a>. He\u2019s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes there\u2019s good news around us. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/c\/6977?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"535\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. We\u2019re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa &amp; we\u2019ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Viral #NOOZ Queen: Gugu Statu on Turning News Into Laughter!\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AeH2SaBW3DY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget the headlines about people leaving \u2013 the incredible Ndlovu Youth Choir has dropped a viral video of themselves singing a song cheekily titled &#8220;Refugee&#8221;, and it&#8217;s got South Africa&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":151332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[225],"tags":[200,86,59,2840,104,12,173,11,23,331,128,2087,103,8,206,7,229,84,127],"class_list":["post-151284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fun","tag-awesomesa","tag-awesome","tag-change-one-thing","tag-checked","tag-do-good","tag-dont-miss","tag-entertainment","tag-featured","tag-inspiration","tag-limpopo","tag-music","tag-ndlovu-youth-choir","tag-social-media","tag-south-afri-can","tag-south-africa","tag-the-good-stuff","tag-trending","tag-video","tag-wow"],"featured_image_urls":{"medium":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ndlovu-1-300x200.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ndlovu-1-150x150.jpg"},"appp_media":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ndlovu Youth Choir&#039;s Playful &quot;Refugee&quot; 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