Draft Press Release October 29th 2008
The ZAZU® soccer horn has a range of aesthetical features inspired by nature’s
antelope beauty and developed into a low cost designer musical trumpet by world
renowned South African Industrial designer Brian Steinhobel. With sport
supporters in mind, inventor Fanie Neethling and Brian have developed the ZAZU®
using state of the art technology to create a low cost sculpturally beautiful
and musical South African product that’s set to take the sports world by storm.
The ZaZu® in brief… stunning shape, symphonic sound, brazen branding, and a
hygienic mouthpiece too.
To see and hear the ZaZu being played go to Vuvuzela.com ... CLICK HERE
The word vuvuzela in its generic sense has come to represent a variety of low
cost instruments that fans take to soccer matches in South Africa. It is
suggested the original idea for the Vuvuzela stemmed from the use of a kudu horn
blown to summon people to various events and gatherings. In more recent times it
was used on the South African railways to alert passengers to the departure of a
train.
No decent soccer fan in South Africa would leave home without a Vuvuzela.
By developing the unique ZaZu® we've taken the Vuvuzela back to its roots as it
were. It has been created to add depth and variety to those exciting and
exhilerating match sounds. It has also been designed to appeal to other
world-wide sports.
The ZAZU® soccer horn has a range of aesthetical features inspired by nature’s antelope beauty and developed into a low cost designer musical trumpet by world renowned South African Industrial designer Brian Steinhobel. With sport supporters in mind, inventor Fanie Neethling and Brian have developed the ZAZU® using state of the art technology to create a low cost sculpturally beautiful and musical South African product that’s set to take the sports world by storm.
After years in development the ZaZu® made it’s first public appearance on South African TV in … 2009. Production started in the middle of October and sample orders have already been despatched to Europe and across Africa.
Since the ZaZu® was first officially introduced to the world through the website
www.vuvuzela.com in September 2009 enquiries have been received from more than
20 countries worldwide.
Specific attention during the design and development process was aimed at
providing a completley different and melodious sounding soccer horn to
complement the long established traditional Vuvuzela.
Brian Steinhobel and Fanie Neething accomplished this objective using unique
shapes and by incorporating a removable mouthpiece that allows the ZaZu® to play
a range of different notes.
The lightweight (180gms) ZaZu® made of high density polyethylene will
undoubtedly find its place not just in soccer stadiums but in a wide range of
other outdoor event locations.
Fanie Neethling when asked to describe his invention provided the following
insights into the product:
“The ZaZu® has a beautiful shape and an unique and appealing sound. During the design process considerable attention was given to providing world classs and permanent branding opportunties to potential customers in the form of hi-tech in mould labelling and by including a lanyard along which a flag of choice can be draped. This use of a colourful flag is reminiscent of trumpets in years gone by.”
Fanie went on to state that only the highest quality internationally approved
pigments have been used in the production process to provide a stunning range of
vibrant and brilliant colours.
The state of the art and separately moulded mouthpiece is able to be removed and
cleaned when necessary.
The ZaZu® has been adopted by Pedro Espi-Sanchis …. of Vuvuzela Orchestra fame
(http://www.vuvuzelaorchestra.co.za/) Here’s what Pedro has to say about the
ZaZu…
“The new kid on the block, the Zazu. This latest addition to the soundscape of
soccer in South Africa is sure to be present at the 2010 matches. The instrument
looks like the traditional African Kudu horn, is easy to blow and sounds great.
The Vuvuzela Orchestra started two years ago with the objective of making music
with the vuvuzela. In this video clip we become the Zazuzela Orchestra and play
"Abafana", one of the most infectious songs fans sing during soccer matches in
South Africa.”
See this amazing YouTube video at …… click the image here to see the clip or click Vuvuzela website
Stunning shape, symphonic sound, brazen branding, and a hygienic mouthpiece too.
Readers can listen to the ZaZu being played
by the orchestra here And a catalog showing the basic options available can
be downloaded in PDF format on by completing the simple form at the
Vuvuzela site.