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Cape Town - Loathed by millions for butchering the SA national anthem ahead of a Springbok Test in France last year, Ras Dumisani has attempted to redeem himself by releasing a reggae version of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika.
VIDEO: Ras Dumisani's latest reggae version of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
VIDEO: A painful reminder of Ras Dumisani butchering the SA anthem in France
While the latest version, which is to be found on his latest album, Special World, is an improvement on the performance he gave in Toulouse before last year's France v Springbok Test, it still leaves much to be desired.
In the latest effort, which he made to "correct" the Toulouse blunder, Dumisani omits a few words, while others are not pronounced properly.
Dumisani, who the Springboks accused of butchering the anthem before their 20-13 defeat to France, said that he thought he had "sung beautifully".
"No one told me they were upset with the singing," the Durban-born singer said.
Speaking after the Test, Bok vice-captain Victor Matfield said Dumisani's rendition of the anthem had taken some of the wind out of the Springbok sails just moments before the kick-off.
Back in South Africa for the first time since the incident, Dumisani blamed the sound system for the performance. "The microphone they gave me was not working and it was giving me electric shocks so much that I had to drop it after the performance."
VIDEO: Ras Dumisani's latest reggae version of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
VIDEO: A painful reminder of Ras Dumisani butchering the SA anthem in France
While the latest version, which is to be found on his latest album, Special World, is an improvement on the performance he gave in Toulouse before last year's France v Springbok Test, it still leaves much to be desired.
In the latest effort, which he made to "correct" the Toulouse blunder, Dumisani omits a few words, while others are not pronounced properly.
Dumisani, who the Springboks accused of butchering the anthem before their 20-13 defeat to France, said that he thought he had "sung beautifully".
"No one told me they were upset with the singing," the Durban-born singer said.
Speaking after the Test, Bok vice-captain Victor Matfield said Dumisani's rendition of the anthem had taken some of the wind out of the Springbok sails just moments before the kick-off.
Back in South Africa for the first time since the incident, Dumisani blamed the sound system for the performance. "The microphone they gave me was not working and it was giving me electric shocks so much that I had to drop it after the performance."
