“Record Companies, Do a Follow-Up, Please”: Talented Prisoners Wow SA With Melodic Voices
- A video of a prison choir singing church hymns left Mzansi people moved
- The choir was led by two soloists who flaunted their vocal abilities, getting the rest of the team excited
- Social media users expressed how they wished society would welcome them back kindly, and some people gave them names
- Briefly News spoke with correctional officer Khaya Hotele, who talked about the influence of the church on inmates
Source: TikTok
A video of a group of men singing the Methodist Church hymn Noyana warmed the hearts of South Africans who shared the need to allow them back into society.
A page that shares prison-related content under the user handle @truecrimetrials posted the video on the popular streaming platform., and received thousands of likes from Mzansi people.
The choir members show off their talent
The video captures at least ten men singing their lungs out while doing actions. The song is rejoined by a second hymn, Ulidinga Lam, and two soloists move to the front to flex their melodies.
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Prison warder speaks about prisoners and church attendance
Briefly News spoke with correctional officer Khaya Hotele, who shared that the church is part of the correctional services program and that other inmates go there to get closer to God and master their singing skills.
"Pastors come in to hold services as part of the prison program. In our prison, two pastors alternate."
He further added:
"Prisoners do also hold church services by themselves. They would alternate delivering the word, giving each other a chance at preaching.
During the Easters, when pastors are busy in their own churches, prisoners would hold services themselves, and this is also where the love for church or gospel songs develop."
SA peeps speak on the talent in prisons
The video reminded the online community that prisoners are human beings with different talents and skills. Mzansi people flooded the comment section, praising the gents for their beautiful voices.
User @marthal said:
"Gracious, they sing so well. I had goosebumps. God is great I pray they become better men, fathers, brothers to the society ❤❤"
User@user621159873595 commented:
"God forgive you all and give you second chances. He is God that forgives and indeed He is our rock 🙏"
User @Julia Madahna added
"😢My heart bleeds for the innocent who are rotting in jail because they are poor they don't have money to prove their innocence, only God knows why."
User @neoza said:
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"We forgive them."
User @Mafisa shared:
"Record companies, do a follow-up, please."
User @Hlonzero shared:
"The talent is amazing."
Mzansi inmate brags about prison soft life
In another Briefly News article, a video of an inmate branding about prison soft life angered the South African community.
The man listed what they enjoyed in prison, addressing the video to his haters. These included education, meals, free electricity and many other things.
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Source: Briefly News
