Dressed in vibrant costumes, 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 — ...

Few ensembles embody the intertwining of artistry and political memory as fully as the Soweto Gospel Choir. Emerging in a country still reckoning with the psychological scars of apartheid, the group ...

The Soweto Gospel Choir releases three singles, continues ‘Hope” tour in the U.S. *“I’m a founding member….23 years in the choir,” said Soweto Gospel Choir Master Shimmy Jiyane as we talked about the ...

Today in "They Pay Us To Do This": a performance by South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir, which managed to tie the all-time record for most musicians squashed behind Bob Boilen's desk for a single ...

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When Soweto Gospel Choir singer Phello Jiyane heard she would be performing a show about house music, she was a little surprised. "You wouldn't expect to have that combination of a DJ and gospel ...

You’d expect that winning two Grammies would mean you could give up the day job. But when I meet the Soweto Gospel Choir’s co-founder, David Mulovhedzi, at his home outside Johannesburg — two weeks ...

2 Barry Manilow Postpones 2026 Farewell Tour After Lung Cancer Diagnosis After more than a decade of making music, the Soweto Gospel Choir continues singing traditional African spirituals for new ...

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Soweto Gospel Choir. When: Tomorrow at 8 p.m. Where: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Hall, 1 Center St., Newark. Howmuch: $21-$82. For tickets, call (888) 466-5722 or visit njpac.org.