At the Kawasaki, Japan show on October 23, 2017; Shimmy asked the crowd if they wanted more during the encore and a cute old Japanese man REALLY wanted the choir to sing Amazing Grace! He starts singing and SGC joins in. What a fun, spontaneous moment! [...]
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- Soweto Sounds: Weeping (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Angel (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Ndikhokhele (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Umqombothi (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Prayer for South Africa (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Forever Young (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Walking on Sunshine Remix (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Amazing Grace & Where The Streets Have No Name (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: I’ll Remember You (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Thula Baba (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Hlanganani (Audio)
- Soweto Sounds: Malaika (Audio)
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2017 Asia Tour: Calvary Soundcheck
The Soweto Gospel Choir perform Calvary during their soundcheck in Kawasaki, Japan on October 23, 2017. Great seeing Matshepo on the road again, leading this one! [...]
Media: Familiar friend in Shanghai
SGC friend Jennifer Su, who the choir have performed in the past with; was in attendance at the Choir’s Shanghai show on October 21, 2017. Photos and videos shared by Jen are below. (Fun fact, the video and photos of Jen and the entire choir were shot by yours truly in the ladies’ dressing room! [...]
2017 Asia Tour: Workshop Hlohonolofatsa
The Soweto Gospel Choir are currently touring Asia. First stop was Shanghai where they conducted a workshop with the students from the High School Affiliated to Fudan University (FDFZ) on October 20, 2017. Watch the Choir perform their classic Hlohonolofatsa, teach the students the dance before they perform on own! [...]
2017 Asia Tour: Workshop Intros and Emlanjeni/Yelele
The Soweto Gospel Choir are currently touring Asia. First stop was Shanghai where they conducted a workshop with the students from the High School Affiliated to Fudan University (FDFZ) on October 20, 2017. In this clip, the 20 choir members on this tour introduce themselves, Shimmy explains a bit about SGC and they sing their [...]
Photos: Rehearsing for Asian Tour
Photos of the Soweto Gospel Choir rehearsing for their upcoming Asian tour on October 13, 2017. Credit: SGC social media pages [...]
Music Video: Where Will It End
Watch the beautiful video of the Soweto Gospel Choir collaborating with Assieme Edizioni on the song Where Will it End alongside Clayton Bryant. More details about the project: Assieme Edizioni is run by composer/producer Mariano Schiavolini and features music and videos done in collaboration with artists around the world. Through art, we strive to share a message of [...]
Music Video: Mandela Medley
Another song from their upcoming Symphonic Soweto album with Wouter Kellerman was released today in celebration of Heritage Day. [...]
Media: Wycliffe Bible Translation’s Word Alive
The Soweto Gospel Choir performed at Wycliffe Bible Translation’s Word Alive event on September 2, 2017. Photos and video below — source: Visual Buzz SA. Celebrating with #WycliffeBible Translation on Saturday evening. Wonderful audience participation! pic.twitter.com/yFJeEA3pyp — Soweto Gospel Choir (@Sowetogospel) September 4, 2017 [...]
Media: Kwala Festival
As the “main” Soweto Gospel Choir performed at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, the second choir took part in the Kwala Festival 2017 on August 5, 2017 in Reunion. Below are photos and videos from the event! Photos: Videos: Highlight Video: 360 Video: Other Videos: [...]
