The Soil made a big announcement this week.

Hi FAMILY Female vocalists are invited to come and #ExperienceTheSoilAll videos submitted need to be a duration of...
Posted by The Soil on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The acapella group, which consists of three members - Buhlebendalo Mda (Soil Sister), Ntsika "Fana-tastic" Ngxanga, and Luphindo Ngxanga (Master P) , took to Facebook to announce that Buhle will be taking a break because of her ancestral calling. 

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In the video, Buhle said: "As Africans, we have to answer to greater being than ourselves. Hence I will be taking some time out to concertate on my own ancestral calling. From March, 2016, I will be absent from all performances with The Soil."

They didn't reveal when she will be back. However, they did mention that they're looking for a female vocalist while Buhle is away. Watch the video on the group's Facebook page to see how you can #ExperienceTheSoil.


Read more about the competition below:

Hi FAMILY
Female vocalists are invited to come and ‪#‎ExperienceTheSoil‬
All videos submitted need to be a duration of 30 seconds to 60 seconds. Videos shorter or longer than the stipulated time will be disqualified.
All participants need to sing a song from The Soil, particularly Buhle's verse. Should these rules be neglected, the judges have the right to disqualify you.
Should participants sing a song by The Soil but not Buhle's verse, the judges, at their discretion can consider the entry.
All videos must be loaded up on The Soil Facebook page, no other forms of entry will be considered.
Please use the hashtag #ExperienceTheSoil when you upload your video.
All participants need to be South African with a valid South African ID & passport
Closing date for all video uploads will be 5th February 2016 and live auditions will take place between 8th-11th February 2016 in Johannesburg
All chosen candidates for the live auditions should be able to travel to Johannesburg to audition for the band.
Chosen participants will be contacted through their Facebook profiles to get further contact details by 6th February 2016.
Participants need to be over 18 and under 35 years.
The chosen participant must be able available to travel locally and internationally from March 2016.