Financed by Village Harmony and its supporters and organized by Cape Town composer/director Bongani Magatyana, the annual festival provides an essential new venue outside of the pervasive competition choir scene and will offer financial incentives for black South African composers to write new “traditional” songs for choirs. Bongani is hoping that a successful first festival will attract local private and government funding for future years. Ten Cape Town high school, university and church choirs have been invited to participate. Each…