Joyous Gard Joyous Gard The castle of Joyous Gard is the home of the knight Lancelot as mentioned in Arthurian legend. It has been associated with Bamburgh Castle. In Arthurian legend, the Joyous Gard is the home of Sir Lancelot, who names it as such when he sets up his household at the castle. Late medieval British author Thomas Malory gives the following details. After Lancelot's adulterous and treasonous affair with Queen Guinevere, Lancelot rescues Guinevere, who is under sentence of death from King Arthur, and brings her to the Joyous Gard. According to the Stanzaic "Morte Arthur", Arthur then unsuccessfully besieges
Joyous Celebration Mkhize, Jabu Hlongwane and Mthunzi Namba. The choir has been sponsored by Giant telecommunications Network MTN, hence the name 'MTN Joyous Celebration'. Previous sponsors include 'Old Mutual' and other South African media partners. The choir usually comprises 30 to 35 singers and a 6 to 12 piece band. There are usually 8 to 10 soprano singers, 8 to 10 contralto singers and 10 to 13 tenor singers. The founders try to change singers often in order to give others the same platform and exposure, this by holding auditions often. Most singers stay with the choir for a period of 1