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  Album African Spirit
  Artistes Soweto Gospel Choir
  Runtime 3:18
  Track # 10
  Writer David Mulovhedzi, Lucas Bok, Vusimuzi Shabalala
  Year 2007

• View all from Soweto Gospel Choir
  Album African Spirit
  Artistes Soweto Gospel Choir
  Language English
  Runtime 5:13
  Track # 2
  Writer Soweto Gospel Choir, Bob Dylan
  Year 2007

A week ago, I went to see the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir perform at Stanford's Memorial Church. This is not just any choir, this is a Grammy Award winner born and bred in probably the most melodious corner of the world, Southern Africa. I was very excited to see them that I got lyrics to their songs which were not on Museke.com (yet) just so I could sing along and show them how much of a fan I am. Eventually, they didn't perform any of my top 3 SGC favorites but they gave a marvelous account of themselves. If you hear that they are coming to a venue near you, you should go see them too.

The Soweto Gospel Choir is in the midst of their "African Spirit" tour which comprises of 48 dates from early October at New York's Carnegie Hall till December 23 with a concert in the Disney Hall in Los Angeles. "African Spirit" is the name of their latest CD. "African Spirit" won the 2008 Grammy Award for best traditional world music, following their success in the same category in 2007 with their CD "Blessed."

How do we as africans regard choral music?
Personally, i believe that choral music can be a way to keep african culture alive. apart from beating drums and dancing to it's sound, we can keep the oral stories told by our ancestors alive through choral music. There is nothing like listening to beautifull voices carrying a message. And in this case carrying the African story!!!!

They have done it again! The Soweto Gospel Choir has won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album for the second year in a row.

From Allafrica.com
Executive Producer and Director of the Soweto Gospel Choir, Beverly Bryer - who was in Los Angeles to accept the award in 2007 - told BuaNews on Monday winning the second Grammy is an incredible feeling.

"I have spoken to our musical director Lucas Bok [who was at the Awards to accept the Grammy] and the groups absolutely ecstatic!" said Ms Bryer, who co-founded the group in November 2002 with David Mulovhedzi.

They may go unnoticed as we jam to kwaito, soukouss, highlife and bongo flava, but the African Children's Choir is a strong presence whose mission we all need to be in support of. Made up of the most precious of faces and the most delicate of voices, the choir comprises of young African children aged between 7 and 11. Many of them have lost a parent or two to famine and disease, some are HIV positive orphans. They speak different languages and are from various countries around the continent, but they have united in one voice to represent and raise awareness to the issues concerning AIDS orphans from all over Africa. They were recently featured in the "Blood Diamond" movie's soundtrack. They have shared stages with personalities such as Miriam Makeba, Thandiswa Mazwai, Josh Groban, Wyclef Jean, Michael W. Smith to name a few, and have been successful in raising significant funds towards supporting and educating their brothers and sisters throughout the continent.

• View all from Gospel Explosion
  Album Yi n'aye
  Artistes Gospel Explosion
  Language English
  Writer Henry Datsormor, Sylvia Dadson
  Year 2006

• View all from Gospel Explosion
  Album Yi n'aye
  Artistes Gospel Explosion
  Language English
  Runtime 5:41
  Track # 8
  Writer Jesse Jones Agbanyo
  Year 2007

• View all from Soweto Gospel Choir
  Album Voices from Heaven
  Artistes Soweto Gospel Choir
  Language Zulu, English
  Runtime 5:47
  Track # 16
  Video URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks_C2WysT0U
  Writer Vicky Samspon
  Year 2003

ALFRED Patrick Addaquay and his musical squad stormed and stirred the auditorium of the University of Cape Coast last Saturday with his latest musical composition and soul-inspiring songs.

The musical explosion dubbed “LAUDATE” meaning “Let us praise the Lord” attracted hundreds of people including Osabarima Kwesi Atta, II Omanhene of Oguaa Traditional Area, Rt Rev. D.S.A Allotey, Anglican Bishop, Cape Coast Diocese, among others.

Thirty-two different songs composed by Alfred Patrick Addaquay were performed by the neatly dressed Oguaa Youth Choir.