The Drakies, alongside a Swedish choir, performed SA’s Shosholoza in Stockholm, and it earned a well-deserved standing ovation!
Stockholm, Sweden (23 September 2025) – The Drakies have been lighting up the international stage on their Scandi tour, after departing from South Africa last week (their send-off was everything!)
Their first stop on the Scandi tour was Norway, where they opened the tour with stirring performances at Bergen’s Church Music Festival. From there, SA’s angelic voices carried all the way to Sweden, where they shared the stage with some of the country’s most celebrated choirs.
In Stockholm, the Drakies joined an international service at Immanuel Church, performing alongside Prismakörerna Knivsta, Spektrumkören Botkyrka, and the Kulturama Youth Choir. There, they made sure that South Africa’s spirit shone through in every note.
Later, the choir teamed up with the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, bringing audiences to their feet with a joint performance that was nothing short of incredible. One of the most powerful moments of the show came when both choirs united to sing Shosholoza.
The anthem rang out with so much energy and SA pride that even Swedes who didn’t really know the words found themselves swept up in the rhythm. Watch it below:
And the tour is only just warming up. On Heritage Day, the Drakies will take to the stage at St Lars Church in Linköping. This week’s diary is full, with a return to Stockholm on Thursday for a performance at Kungsholms Church, followed by stops in Örebro and Uppsala. Each performance adds another notch to their growing international footprint, and another chance to fly the South African flag high.
Of course, it hasn’t been all work. In between rehearsals and performances, the Drakies have taken time to soak up some local history, including a visit to Stockholm’s Olympiastadion. Built in 1912 for the Summer Olympics, it remains the oldest Olympic stadium still in use today and an appropriate stop for a group writing their own chapter of history on foreign soil.
It’s an exciting time, and while the Drakies get their much-deserved flowers in Scandinavia, they’re reminding the world just how special South African music really is. Loud, proud, and always in perfect harmony.
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