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Michael Appel BuaNews February 12, 2008 Pretoria – President Thabo Mbeki has congratulated the Soweto Gospel Choir for winning their second consecutive Grammy Award, saying they continue to do the nation proud. The choir picked up a Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. The 26 [...]

by Millicent Kgowedi     12 February 2008  City of Johannesburg There is another award on the trophy shelf for the Soweto Gospel Choir, which has received its second Grammy for the album, African Spirit. A proud Soweto Gospel Choir has received its second Grammy Award in Los Angeles, winning the Best Traditional World Music category for [...]

Reuters feature about the Choir winning their second Grammy. Songs featured: This Little Light of Mine / M’Lilo Vutha Mathanjeni / If You Ever Needed the Lord and Woza Meli Wami. Choir members featured: Gugu Mbongwa and Milton Ndlakuse. Unfortunately, the video is no longer available to view. If you have a copy of this [...]

Lucas Bok (L) and Shimmy Jiyane of the Soweto Gospel Choir pose with their Grammy awards for Best Traditional World Music Album for “African Spirit” at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 10, 2008. [...]

iAfrica.com 21 Feb 2007 “We are thrilled at this honour. It’s every musician’s dream and for us the dream has come true,” said the Soweto Gospel Choir’s Executive Producer Beverly Bryer on accepting the group’s award for Best Traditional World Music at the Grammys last Sunday. Those associated with the group see their win as [...]

Andrew Walker 18 February 2007 Sunday Independent When one wins an award as prestigious as a Grammy, instant international stardom is expected. You would expect to become an A-list celebrity rubbing shoulders with the who’s who, picking and choosing your concerts – not to mention being entitled to stake your appearance fee, no matter how [...]

February 13, 2007 Solly Maphumulo The Star What does it take to make a dream come true? Hard work, according to the Soweto Gospel Choir’s Bev Briars. The globe-trotting choir achieved their dream on Sunday night when they were awarded the Grammy for best traditional world music album for Blessed. Speaking to The Star from [...]

Members of the Soweto Gospel Choir accept the award for best traditional world music album for “Blessed” at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, in Los Angeles. [...]

Valerie Boje 8 February 2007 Pretoria News Three people behind the success of South Africa’s super choir, the Soweto Gospel Choir, are on their way to the US and the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Producer/director Beverly Bryer, musical director David Mulovhedzi and record producer Robin Hogarth leave South Africa today. Twenty-five [...]