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Ngobese, now doing an Honours in Econometrics, is a man of many talents, and at just 21 years old has many promising career opportunities. Growing up in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, he started singing at the tender age of nine in his primary school choir as a soprano. He was later selected to sing for the Northern KwaZulu-Natal Youth choir in 2007, where he worked with the likes of Mr W Silk, Ms S. van Amstel and Ms A Hibbert – who all guided Ngobese in his early singing career. The fledgling musician ultimately matured into the young man who is now under the baton of Ms Rennette Bouwer, the UJ Choirmistress.
| “I was born with the gift of singing, from childhood I think not a day goes by without me singing. However it is not just the singing I enjoy, I love music – from classical and Opera to isicathmiya and jazz, there is this unexplainable feeling which I get when I’m singing or listening to music,” says Ngobese.
Asked what he does in preparation for his solo performances at the official UJ events, Ngobese says he does numerous singing exercises, which he has learned over the years from all his coaches and mentors. “Sometimes now and then I take a Halls or a fisherman mint.” Despite not having performed at any international events outside of South Africa, Ngobese has had the pleasure of singing at the Metropolis Meeting that was hosted by the City of Johannesburg where 200 of the 500 delegates attending the event were mayors from across the globe. |
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