More than 100 people turned up to listen to the African Choir of Norfolk in a concert hosted by the Methodist Church on Saturday 3rd May, as part of Wymondham Spring Arts Festival.

The choir, headed by Anna Mudeka, sang music from across Africa and thrilled the audience with their wonderful singing, fantastic dancing and beautiful African costumes.

The choir supports the Mudeka Foundation which raises money to pay school fees for orphaned and disadvantaged children in Zimbabwe who would otherwise not receive an education. Before the music began, Elisabeth Louis, a trustee of the charity, gave a presentation on the Foundation’s work, including some of the success stories of the children they have helped who have gone on to achieve great things.

The choir were accompanied by an African Drummer and various other instruments of African origin, and kept the toes of the audience tapping throughout. They performed around 15 songs, rounding off the evening by teaching the audience a dance routine to Jerusalema by Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode – if you haven’t heard it before, try it, it’s almost impossible not to dance to!

At the end of the performance, the audience could buy cakes and refreshments with all the money raised going to the Mudeka Foundation. In total, around £1,050 was raised.

Anna Mudeka was thrilled by the reception of the audience,:“I am still buzzing from Saturday. What an amazing evening. I am so moved to find out how much was raised.”