Soweto Gospel Choir: "Peace" - Live in Vancouver
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Spreading a jubilant celebration of music, hope and unity, the spectacular and colourful GRAMMY Award-winning 20-person Soweto Gospel Choir return this holiday season with their new show Peace, with a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics from Aretha Franklin, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen and more! Through its earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, brilliant costumes and infectious spirit, a Soweto Gospel Choir performance truly elevates the soul.
Formed in 2002, the Choir was created to celebrate the unique power of African gospel music and quickly established itself as a group that is “undeniably synchronized, appears unshakable, and simultaneously expresses universality and individuality” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Heralded by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR excites audiences worldwide.
Soweto Gospel Choir has been nominated for five Grammys, an Oscar (with Peter Gabriel), six South African Music Awards (SAMAs), as well as an International Reggae and World Music Award The Choir has been awarded three Grammys in their own right and three associated ones, an Emmy Award, three SAMAs, two American Gospel Awards, the inaugural Tower Music African Gospel Award for best gospel group, and a Helpmann Award.
“Sheer jubilation…The Rhythm of Life!” – Herald Sun
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Spreading a jubilant celebration of music, hope and unity, the spectacular and colourful GRAMMY Award-winning 20-person Soweto Gospel Choir return this holiday season with their new show Peace, with a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics from Aretha Franklin, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen and more! Through its earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, brilliant costumes and infectious spirit, a Soweto Gospel Choir performance truly elevates the soul.
Formed in 2002, the Choir was created to celebrate the unique power of African gospel music and quickly established itself as a group that is “undeniably synchronized, appears unshakable, and simultaneously expresses universality and individuality” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Heralded by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR excites audiences worldwide.
Soweto Gospel Choir has been nominated for five Grammys, an Oscar (with Peter Gabriel), six South African Music Awards (SAMAs), as well as an International Reggae and World Music Award The Choir has been awarded three Grammys in their own right and three associated ones, an Emmy Award, three SAMAs, two American Gospel Awards, the inaugural Tower Music African Gospel Award for best gospel group, and a Helpmann Award.
“Sheer jubilation…The Rhythm of Life!” – Herald Sun
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