Bohemian Rhapsody - isiZulu style!

[thewayne]

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Presented by the Ndlovu Youth Choir.

This is from an August 30, 2025 NPR Weekend Edition article. The remaining members of Queen, along with the Mercury Phoenix Trust, authorized this - the only translation of the iconic Queen song. Freddy was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, his family moved to England when he was young.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/30/nx-s1-5521906/queens-bohemianrhapsody-zulu-ndlovu-voice-choir

Comments

[gingeriana]

Thanks for sharing!
A very curious version indeed!

[thewayne]

I really like that style of music.  In a similar mode, I learned of Ladysmith Black Mambazo a long time ago, then Paul Simon used them with his Graceland CD.

[disneydream06]

That's pretty cool. :)
Hugs, Jon

[silveradept]

It's an excellent rendition of the song, and even better to know it as an authorized translation.