Tembisa Gospel Choir’s ‘Mnike’ Version on TikTok Causes Uproar, SA Instantly Hooked: “I’m Getting Goosebumps”

Tembisa Gospel Choir’s ‘Mnike’ Version on TikTok Causes Uproar, SA Instantly Hooked: “I’m Getting Goosebumps”

  • Netizens were deeply touched by the gospel rendition of the amapiano banger Mnike by a gospel choir
  • The choir shared their clip in which they belted the tune and added a bit of gospel flavour to the song
  • Netizens instantly expressed remarkable joy and excitement and praised the group's creativity
  • Choir member Irvin Chauke told Briefly News that they might release a full album
Ingqayizivele gospel choir members who sang Mnike in a video
A gospel choir's version of Mnike got the nation asking for a full version. Image: Ingqayizivele Gospel Choir
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A Tembisa gospel choir sang Tyler ICU’s Mnike like a church hymn, sending the nation into a frenzy.

The Ingqayizivele Gospel Choir's rendition of the famous Amapiano song has netizens asking for more and loving every second of it.

Gospel choir sings Mnike in TikTok video

@irvinmollochauke, a choir member, posted the TikTok video, which reached 415K views in two days.

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In the video, the choir sings Mnike and transforms it into a mellow and spiritual version. The choir belts the lyrics slowly and deliberately, and their voices' rhythm matches the song's feel.

Amapiano church singer tells Briefly News about their plans with Amapiano

Irvin Chauke, one of the choir members, spoke to Briefly News.

"We do a lot of Amapiano songs. I'm excited about the response because I thought that the public would judge us. We are planning on releasing the song officially," he said.

Watch the video here:

South Africans love the Mnike remix

The comment section was abuzz with netizens going wild over the phenomenal remix.

Ndzalama Makamu remarked:

“Don’t let Kanye West find this.”

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Nkosinathi Moyo wrote:

“Kanye’s Sunday Service Choir has been silent since this was posted.”

Nyakallo Montse commented:

“And they say we don’t know funeral songs.”

Lerato_916 had an idea:

“Mnike must be a national anthem.”

Promise MuntuOmuhle exclaimed:

“I don’t want to introduce this to my church because they’ll just say ngisusa imikhuba yase groove and bringing them to church.”

Maxxx_sa asked:

“Can we have a longer video, please?”

Papasi pointed out:

“Where is Kanye West? He must listen to this.”

Smack clapped hands.

“I love this country. I’m no longer leaving.”

Khomotso Baloyi stanned.

“Hayi, this one slaps hard.”

King_dee75:

“I love this. Record this song, please.”

Lindamabizela loved the vibe.

“As a country, we are doing the most guys. Honestly, ngeke.”

PreeValdeza:

“Can we have a longer version of this track, please? I’m having goosebumps.”

Some were unhappy with the camera operator.

Andza@RSA commented:

“Cameraman/woman, you’re fired. We want to see the faces behind the angelic voices.”

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Pumpkin was also unimpressed.

“Cameraman, you are fired with immediate effect.”

Woman whistles Mnike in entertaining TikTok video

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that a groovist was so excited listening to Mnike that she whistled to her heart's content.

The TikTokker posted a video of herself whistling along to the hit track and dancing while riding in a car.

Netizens were thoroughly entertained and loved her energy.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.