Inside a St. Paul church, five vocalists stood at the sanctuary's front and, with rich voices and raised hands, sang the South African national anthem. Their national anthem. "In our country, people ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures hosted a performance at the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara today featuring a rousing program of South African gospel and spirituals ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Soweto Gospel Choir brightened Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall with their energy and ...

The Soweto Gospel Choir has been around for 20 years and Shimmy Jiyane (Gee-Ani) has been with the Internationally famous performing group since the beginning. “I was one of several people who started ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) It seems with ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Earlier this week, the cast and filmmakers of Disney’s new action-adventure ...

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 ...

A powerful combination of history and hope wrapped into music that will make you want to get out of your seat and dance, the Soweto Gospel Choir is currently on a worldwide tour. With close to 50 ...

"One of the ways we can preserve our music is to teach others. After all, that's how African history is actually spread out," said Bongani Ncube, a choir member.

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 Zulu.

The Soweto Gospel Choir’s music, with its blend of struggle, hope and triumph, resonates deeply with audiences because it embodies the spirit of those who fought against apartheid – and ...