@bestofopera.en: Follow @bestofopera.en for the voices that refuse to be forgotten. 🎵 "The Circle of Life" - "Stellenbosch University Choir" Before any word you know, the 1994 film opens with a voice singing in Zulu. It is Lebo M. The song was already African from the first note. The music is by Elton John, the lyrics by Tim Rice, for the soundtrack of Disney's The Lion King. Now it returns to Africa in the voice of a choir: the one from Stellenbosch University, in South Africa, founded in 1936. The conductor, André van der Merwe, has led it since 2003, and the arrangement of this version is his too. The recording is from October 6, 2024, at Endler Hall. A song the world kept as Hollywood had it had, from the first sound, another home of origin. Did you remember the film opens in Zulu? 🎼 Work: The Circle of Life (The Lion King soundtrack, Disney, 1994) 🎹 Composer: Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) 🎤 Performer: Stellenbosch University Choir 🇿🇦 🎬 Recording: October 6, 2024, Endler Hall, conducted and arranged by André van der Merwe At what second did you get chills? Tell us here. #BestOfOpera #LionKing #CircleOfLife #Stellenbosch

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