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The Soweto Gospel Choir has earned five Grammy nominations ... the constraints that required Black South Africans to travel in search of work. Wenyuku umbombela (There goes the train) Wenyuka ...
IOWA CITY — The Soweto Gospel Choir’s concert originally slated for Sept. 29 at Hancher Auditorium has been postponed to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Visa-related issues have delayed the choir’s ...
Out of the darkness comes a new dawn. In a concert of hope commemorating and remembering the freedom movements in South Africa and the United States, the three-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir ...
UPDATE: This concert has been postponed to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 2022. All tickets sold for Sept. 29 will be honored Oct. 10. Details: hancher.uiowa.edu/2022-23/Soweto ...
*“This too will past,” said Shimmy Jiyane, director of the Soweto Gospel Choir, about the meaning of the title to their newest album release “Hope” on Shanachie Entertainment. “It’s ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A three-time Grammy Award-winning gospel choir is performing at the Wilson Center this September.
When the Soweto Gospel Choir was named as winner of the Grammy for Best World Music Album, it earned the ensemble a place in the music history books. High note: The Soweto Gospel Choir ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Choirmaster Vincent “Shimmy” Jiyane has a favourite memory from the many times the Soweto Gospel Choir performed for former ...
SHAPIRO: Well, more than 35 years later, Latroit has now helped create a new version of that song with South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GOOD LIFE (CHANTTY NATURAL REMIX ...
is a 26-member choir singing African Gospel music. Under the musical direction of David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, the choir draws on talent from the churches in and around Soweto in South Africa.