Monthly Archives: February 2009

A photo from Reading, England taken on September 30, 2009. Credit: joe92photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo92/ [...]

The Choir were guests on the Paul O’Grady Show last week. Watch their performance of This Little Light of Mine / M’Lilo Vutha Mathanjeni / If You Ever Needed The Lord below! [...]

Two fun videos for you: Good Morning America July 16, 2009 The Choir performs This Little Light of Mine / M’Lilo Vutha Mathanjeni / If You Ever Needed The Lord on Good Morning America while in New York City for Nelson Mandela Day. Conan O’Brien Show January 17, 2006 The Choir performs Masigiyae’bo on the [...]

September 18, 2009 By: Graham Moody Epson Guardian The Soweto Gospel Choir bring their two-time Grammy-winning music to Fairfield Halls next Wednesday. Here, choir member Sipokazi Luzipo answers Graham Moody’s questions. Graham Moody: What makes African Christian music so magnetic to audiences across the world? Sipokazi Luzipo: It must be the experiences we’ve gone through [...]

September 16, 2009 By Matthew Jenkin News Shopper Fresh from school, Sipokazi Luzipo was picked from obscurity to join the now world famous Soweto Gospel Choir. MATTHEW JENKIN catches up with her as she embarks on the Grammy award-winning choir’s third UK tour. AFRICA has spawned some of the most evocative and inspiratiional sounds in [...]

The Sentinel September 12, 2009 Jenny Amphlett They performed at this year’s Oscars ceremony, have won two Grammy awards and Archbishop Desmond Tutu is their patron. They’ve entertained the likes of Nelson Mandela and Oprah Winfrey, but last night it was the turn of Hanley’s Victoria Hall to receive the Soweto Gospel Choir treatment. Sadly [...]

Sep 10 2009 Jenny Dewar The Journal Tuesday’s performance in Hall Two was an unusually intimate one for the Soweto Gospel Choir, on their current tour of the UK before they venture to the Netherlands, South Africa and Tokyo. Originally hailing from churches in South Africa’s largest township, the choir usually play main halls with [...]

Interview from The South African September 7, 2009 Earthy rhythms, rich a cappella harmonies and high-energy performances have endeared the two-time Grammy-Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir to audiences of all walks around the world. As one critic pointed out, you don’t have to be a believer to be inspired by the music of this vibrant group. [...]

From the September 3, 2009 concert in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Peter Kaminski/Universal News and Sport 2009 [...]

Hi everyone, I just found a wonderful video that features the Choir performing at the Casino Lisboa in September 2006.  It’s been archived/posted for those dates, but I thought it would be appropriate to direct everyone to it. Songs featured: Jikela Emaweni and Vuma. Soloists: Jabulile Dladla and Sibongile Makgathe. View Lisbon Concert footage here. [...]