Queen drummer Roger Taylor recently released “Come On Summer (It’s Party Time)”, the first single from his 2026 album Violence Insane In A Beautiful World, featuring the Ndlovu Choir (previously the Ndlovu Youth Choir) as collaborators.

The song has been entered for 2027 Grammy Award consideration in the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance categories.

The Limpopo choir’s vocals feature prominently on the single, released on 10 June. The choir also appears on two other tracks on the album, which was released on 18 September.

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African Christmas

The collaboration comes ahead of the choir’s year-end show “African Christmas”, running at the Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace in Johannesburg from 11 to 13 December. Tickets from R350 are available from Webtickets.

Watch the official lyric video for “Come On Summer (It’s Party Time)” HERE:

Ndlovu Choir artistic director Ralf Schmitt said working with Roger Taylor had been a special experience for the choir.

“Working with Roger Taylor has been such a special experience for all of us, and something we’ll remember for a long time,” he said. “Having our song entered for two Grammy Awards is incredibly exciting, and we’re just so proud to be part of it.”

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