Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran by Ndlovu Youth Choir and Wouter Kellerman (flute)

'Shape Of You' by Ndlovu Youth Choir and Wouter Kellerman (2018).
We had such a great time covering Ed Sheeran's song 'Shape of You' with the amazing Ndlovu Youth Choir!
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CREDITS
Shape of You
By Ndlovu Youth Choir & Wouter Kellerman
Composers: Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, John McDaid, Kevin Jerome Briggs, Kandi L Burruss, Tameka D Cottle
Choir: Ndlovu Youth Choir
Flute: Wouter Kellerman
VIDEO CREDITS:
Video Direction: Clive Morris Productions, South Africa.
DOP: Daniel Black.
Producers: Sian Clark and Tholsi Pillay.
Camera Crew: Neo Pule, Morena Medi.
Assistants: Simphiwe Mngomezulu, Isaac Sibiya, Mike Nqabeni
Choir Production Coordinator: Liesje Tempelman
Shooting location: a Special thank you to Maropeng, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
SOUND CREDITS
Sound Producers: Ralf Schmitt, Wouter Kellerman
Arrangers: Ralf Schmitt, Wouter Kellerman
Flute Percussion: Wouter Kellerman
Percussion: Sipho Hleza
Translation: Sandile Majola & Lungelo Masango
Vocal Recording Engineer: Bruce Forbes
Assistant Engineer: Sipho Hleza
Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Bill Hare
Lead Vocals: Lungelo Masango, Thulisile Masanabo and Sandile Majola
All vocals recorded at the Ndlovu Miracle Studio, Moutse, Limpopo, South Africa
Flute recorded at Kellerman Music in Johannesburg
Mixed and mastered at Bill Hare Productions, Milpitas, California, USA
About the Ndlovu Youth Choir:
Can participation in a music program change the lives of even the world’s most disadvantaged children? The choristers of the Ndlovu Youth Choir are living proof that it certainly can. This vibrant youth choral ensemble chants, harmonizes, and tip-toe-taps their way through a powerful 11-language repertoire that includes a sampling of all things South Africa: from isicathamiya (is-caht-a-MEE-ya), the a cappella genre accompanied only by body percussion, made famous by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, to ancient tribal chants, contemporary gospel, Afro-pop and Afro-jazz from the repertoires of Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba, and uplifting choral music written exclusively for the choir.
Founded in 2009, this exuberant group has toured southern Africa and Europe with their multi-sensorial performances to significant critical and audience acclaim. The members are selected by audition from the young people from the Ndlovu Care Group, a community program providing healthcare, early childhood education, after-school activities, and more to rural Moutse, Limpopo, South Africa. Program directors find that, because of the time commitment of the choir, as well as the values of self-discipline, self- confidence, and leadership that participation imbues, choristers have lower rates of drug use, delinquency, and teen pregnancy than their peers.
It’s about more than just staying out of trouble, though. The choir offers an early pathway to artistic and professional achievement that is so often only available to children from affluent backgrounds, but it also offers a connection to the children’s ancestral roots and allows them to share those cultural roots with the world. It’s a profound gift in both directions, and one which the singers themselves say fills them with hope: for a better life and for a better world.
About Wouter Kellerman
Globe-trotting flutist and composer Wouter Kellerman received a 2015 Grammy® Award for his collaborative album 'Winds of Samsara'.
His next album 'Love Language' debuted at nr. 1 on the World Music Billboard charts and received a Grammy® nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Kellerman’s second nomination in as many years.
Kellerman has also been recognised at home, winning seven SAMA’s (South African equivalent to the Grammy), reinforcing his status as one of South Africa’s foremost musicians. Delighting audiences with a magnetic alchemy of warmth and technical mastery, Kellerman finds his inspiration in the spaces between cultures and countries, genres and disciplines.
Passionate about teaching and empowering young people, Kellerman has sponsored the SOS Children’s Village for the past 17 years. For his continued efforts in helping give these children a better life, Kellerman was nominated for the Inyathelo Special Recognition Award for Philanthropy.

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