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SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR: (Singing in Zulu). SHAPIRO: That's producer Dennis White, aka Latroit, and Shimmy Jiyane co-music director of the Soweto Gospel Choir. Their new album "History Of House" is ...
Soweto Gospel Choir staging world premiere at Iowa City’s Hancher Auditorium ...
The Soweto Gospel Choir blends the rich sounds of traditional African music with dance and a variety of musical genres -- rock and hip-hop, and American gospel and R&B -- and the combination has ...
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR: (Singing in Zulu). SHAPIRO: That's producer Dennis White, aka Latroit, and Shimmy Jiyane co-music director of the Soweto Gospel Choir. Their new album "History Of House" is ...
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic House tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the choir in ...
Soweto Gospel Choir received its third Grammy nomination in December 2008, this time in the category Best Contemporary World Music, for their album, “Live at the Nelson Mandela Theatre.” The song ...
The Pulse of Entertainment: *“People need hope,” said Soweto Gospel Choir director Shimmy Jiyane about their newest album release “Hope.” ...
The Soweto Gospel Choir tour Australia with their Freedom tour, filling the stage with vibrant costumes, incredible vocals and uplifting songs. ABC Pilbara is giving you a chance to see them live.
After a grueling two-plus years of pandemic madness comes "Hope," the newest album and tour from the 3-time GRAMMY Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir. This South African choir has previously ...
Back in 2019, after watching the Soweto Gospel Choir perform at the Sydney Opera House, Lewicki approached the group with an interesting proposition: to collaborate on a project about house music.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic House tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the choir in ...
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic House tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the choir in ...