Soweto Gospel Choir
Soweto Gospel Choir
Event Description
The Soweto Gospel Choir has become known as the epitome of South African gospel ensembles, cultivating some of the most evocative sounds on earth.
Soweto’s performances are filled with earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, and a cappella numbers, all accompanied by an exciting four-piece band and percussion section. Add to this energetic dancing and vibrant, colorful costumes, and the resulting mix is an explosion of audio and visual wonder. This young dynamic choir, with its impressive 52 members performing in six of South Africa’s 11 official languages, is charting a meteoric rise to international fame—having performed alongside the likes of Bono, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Diana Ross, and the Eurythmics; and for notable guests such as Nelson Mandela, Opera Winfrey, Kofi Anan, Sidney Poitier, and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
But no amount of glittering international recognition and praise has diverted Soweto Gospel Choir from the mission it holds closest at heart. With the plight of South Africa’s sick and impoverished top of mind, the choir founded its own AIDS orphan foundation, Nkosi’s Haven Vukani, in 2003, and through performance-gained revenue, has contributed over $3 million to aid destitute children and families.
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