Soweto Gospel Choir
South Africa’s Most Heavenly Voices
Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope: Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review. ✯✯✯✯✯ 5 Stars for uplifting harmonies that fill your soul. Review by Claire Davill As the choir master points out at the start of the show, you might not understand the language, but you will understand the feeling. Soweto Gospel Choir’s rich harmonies reverberate around the...
★★★★★ Collabs don’t come more epic than this and the Soweto Gospel Choir and Adelaide’s own house god, Groove Terminator aka GT aka Simon Lewicki are true geniuses. The air was electric on Sunday evening in the open-air Fantail. And not just from the recent thunder and lightning storm. By the time the show started, the heavens had...
U ea Kae Call to action Shwele, shwele mathongo esizwe Sithi, shwele bo! Mathongo esizwe Siya shweleza mathongo esizwe. Sithi shwele bo! Mathongo esizwe. We are asking for mercy from our ancestors Kwash’ikhotha kwa phalal’igazi Sithi soneni bo (2) People are being killed, there’s blood everywhere. Nin’enbakhulu sithintene mahlombe Nin’enbakhulu sithi sithintene...
Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope Posted by: Bob Marovich in 5 Stars, CDs, Gospel Music, Reviews, Traditional Gospel October 23, 2022 Soweto Gospel Choir Hope Shanachie Entertainment (release date: September 23, 2022) www.shanachie.com By Robert M. Marovich Those who haven’t been swept away by the passion and the power of South African choral harmonies are missing something special. The opportunity is available on Hope,...
Soweto Gospel Choir – Cadogan Hall 20 October 2022 Soweto Gospel Choir – Cadogan Hall Three times Grammy winning Soweto Gospel choir is synonymous with energetic magnetism that has you glued to your seats from the first note. The show packs music, rhythm, history, dance, choreography and the most colourful and fashionable costumes. The show...
Review by Carly Fisher To say that their reputation proceeds them would be an understatement. The Soweto Gospel Choir is known the world over…that’s what happens when you win three grammy’s…and deservedly so. This was my first time finally getting to see the famous group and after years of waiting, they did not disappoint. The...
Soweto Gospel Choir is with Jerry Dammers, writer of “Free Nelson Mandela”. Mandela Day 18 July 2022 .
VOICES FROM HEAVEN LYRICS / TRANSLATIONS JIKELA EMAWENI (Fighting sticks of young men) boys carry sticks to go and fight by the river Men are afraid of stick fighting When I walk around the big rocks, I’ll be gone Men turn around and dance a very good dance Men do a shaking dance, and do...
BLESSED LYRICS / TRANSLATIONS Noyana Sikuyo [We are] Indlela [On the path] Yelizwi [Of the voice] Lobomi [Of righteousness] (Repeat) Ikhaya labantu [Home to people] Behleli ngendweba [Who lives with peace] Nina ka [Some of you] Nehluka [Are different] Kuthixo [In the eyes of God] Ngo kona [Because of your sins] Nithini [What do you...
GRACE LYRICS / TRANSLATIONS Umoya We Nkosi Wamez’ u Ezekiya Ethi mathambo Mathambo hlangani Wamez’ u Ezekiya Ethi mathambo Mathambo hlangani Umoya we Nkosi Wathat’ uEzekiya Wam’beka entabeni Umoya we Nkosi Wathat’ u Ezekiya Wam’beka entabeni Kuleyo ndawo Kukhona mathambo Mathambo omileyo Kuleyo ndawo Kukhona mathambo Mathambo omileyo Wamez’ u Ezekiya Ethi mathambo Mathambo hlangani...
