National Anthem: Pathetic!!!

[JungleBoy]

Not the best quality MP3, but here you go.

Thanks,
This MUST BE the best ringtone I have had in years

 

[Palimino]

This may be an escalation in psyching-out by the French to psyche-out their opponents – and it worked beautifully. It is a truism that you should never reveal weakness to an opponent/enemy. We did by freaking-out about our anthem – other opponents will exploit this. “The South Africans are strongly nationalistic. Let’s get a covert fan base to burn their flag to psyche them out before the game”. We asked for it. Another hurdle.

 

[cybershark]

This was deliberate, especially now that it's come to light they also flew our flag the wrong way round.

 

[Redeemed]

22 November 2009
Ras Dumisani

Sorry about the sour notes

Many thanks indeed, my big brother, for giving me the chance to apologise to my family in South Africa – my apologies for letting my people down with my low-note, off-key singing.

It wasn’t my intention at all and was the first time this has ever happened to me.

It was a dream come true when my manager called me and told me that FFR wanted me to sing the national anthem. Even though she said no money was involved, I volunteered. I told her I’m a South African product ready to do what I can for my country.

But my dream was shattered when I arrived at the stadium in Toulouse on November 13. I became a prisoner out there. I was escorted about by somebody at all times.

They gave us a stinking backyard backstage. I told my manager I wouldn’t stay there as it was a very cold place.

I’m usually shown a lot of respect by organisers and am well paid, mostly about 10000 (about R75000).

I saw this situation as a premeditated attempt to sabotage me. I felt like vomiting .

I was policed. I asked for tea or coffee and I was told “after the balance sound check”. And there was no time when you could smoke any herbs. We arrived at 1pm and needed some food to eat but were only given water and the manager said after rehearsals at 7.30pm.

There wasn’t any rehearsal except me harmonising alone. We were told to go out for a rehearsal but waited more than 30 minutes in the cold for just eight minutes to test the sound. And the band also was not ready yet.

The French singer was given a high microphone monitor. I asked them why we had separate microphones and the answer was “you on the left hand side, he is on the right”.

It was a psychological warfare there.

Everyone close to me knew about my problem with the microphone and monitor but there was no South African official there. If there was one this wouldn’t have happened to me.

I was told: “Don’t worry, before you go on stage we’ll get you a new mic and monitor.”

At 7.30pm we went there for dinner. But there was no food for us, as we are vegetarians and had not been catered for.

Going on stage it was the same mic and monitors. I wasn’t used to the monitor. It separated my voice from the band and my voice was a nightmare.

Never in my life have I sung without monitors or a low microphone.

I don’t blame anyone except myself, because I allowed this to happen. A man must learn from his mistake and I won’t do it again.

I do apologise.

# According to www.music.org.za, Alexius “Ras” Dumisani was raised in a Christian home in Durban and took part in school and Sunday choirs from an early age.

Link.

 

[jpreid]

The guy can't sing period , he is a chancher , He sang the other day on 567 Cape Talk / 702 Talk Radio and sounded even worse. AFter this debacle i relised that I myself only know the first two lines of the Anthem and the Afr/Eng part of the Anthem. So slowly learning the Anthem for 2010.

 

[Shah33m]

does he now still have a manager? to manage what?

 

[Good Life]

he was in a choir ? what ? a one man show ? :erm:

 

[lilggg]

SHame leave the guy alone,he was awesome.He hast he voice of an angel.Especially when he hits those high notes.

 

[BrItIsH LiOn]

Hahaha I lmao'd..it was so funny! I listened to some of his songs on myspace-not that bad