This incredibly gifted, young singer was due to sing, and therefore open the World Cup Football in South Africa this year but died suddenly at the tragically young age of 37 from meningitis. It's tragic because his voice is incredible, he sings mainly opera but contemporary songs and hymns and believe me, he is just outstanding.
I caught a few minutes of him with Piers Morgan in an interview he did a while back where he was standing at the entrance to a stadium; I'm not sure if it was the World Cup Opener but Sip (as he was known) suddenly bursts into song and this incredibly powerful, sweet and golden voice just took off, soaring serenely up into the air and hovered for a few moments as if basking in the golden sunlight bathing the area. It was the most wonderful thing I've seen and heard in such a long time it made me a bit teary I have to admit, and the thought of this amazing talent, this rich, huge voice - gone! I know life isn't meant to be fair, and illness and the end of life is no respecter of age, ability or status and seems to indescriminantly pick people to take as if by a sudden whim.
This time it was not fair, and if there is any lightness in this sadness it is that Sip made a CD before he passed away and it has only just been released. If you would like to hear Sip sing here's a link to his website:-
http://www.siphiwo.org/music.htmlAnd to Amazon.com (& co.uk) where you can buy this incredible CD if you would like to own this lovely music. It's available in Europe right now and available in the US from June 22nd. I think downloads are available too but in the UK it's already selling out. What an incredible tribute to an incredible young man.
http://www.amazon.com/Hope-Siphiwo/dp/B003JUFOJU/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1276529185&sr=8-1-fkmr0http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Siphiwo/dp/B003JUFOJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1276529610&sr=8-1
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