Get ready to experience the powerful and uplifting performances of the Soweto Gospel Choir, a group renowned for their soul-stirring harmonies and vibrant rhythms. This celebrated ensemble brings the spirit of South Africa to international stages, offering a celebration of hope, humanity, and unity through their choral mastery. With performances spanning from the Newberry Opera House to Cal Performances in Berkeley, the Soweto Gospel Choir invites audiences to join them in a journey of musical joy and spiritual enlightenment.

Soweto Gospel Choir: A Global Celebration of Hope and Harmony

Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in South Africa in 2002, and is an ensemble of over 30 members whose music blends elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae and American popular music. The Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated group performed at Nelson Mandela's first of 46664 anti-AIDS benefit concerts—and has since toured internationally several times.

Their albums Blessed, African Spirit, and Freedom won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album in 2006, 2007 and 2019, respectively.

Soweto Gospel Choir

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

In a return to your Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, be swept away once more by the electrifying energy and soul-stirring harmonies of the Soweto Gospel Choir, an internationally renowned 20-member South African ensemble whose performances are nothing short of a cultural celebration. Since their formation in 2002, the choir has become a global sensation, captivating audiences with their powerful a cappella renditions of both traditional and contemporary songs. Expect vibrant performances brimming with emotion and energy as they sing in a mix of English and African languages, often exploring themes of faith, unity and the human spirit.

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Soweto Gospel Choir – PEACE

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

With their concert entitled “PEACE,” the multi-Grammy® and Emmy Award®-winning  SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR return to North America to perform a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics. The inspirational concert will also feature the spirited music of Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen and more! Formed in 2002, the Choir was created to celebrate the unique power of African gospel music and quickly established itself as a group that is “undeniably synchronized, appears unshakable, and simultaneously expresses universality and individuality” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Heralded by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR excites audiences worldwide, uplifting the soul and spreading joy through its earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, brilliant costumes, and infectious spirit. It’s perfect for the entire family!

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Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

The multi-Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to North America with Peace—a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals, and beloved classics. This inspirational concert also features a cappella renditions of music by Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, and more.

Soweto Gospel Choir—Peace

The Music Center at Strathmore

Direct from South Africa, three-time Grammy Award winner Soweto Gospel Choir brings an inspiring program of South African freedom songs and traditional spirituals mixed in with the spirited music of Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, and more! Formed in 2002, the Soweto Gospel Choir was created to celebrate the unique power of African gospel music and quickly established itself as a group that is “undeniably synchronized, appears unshakable, and simultaneously expresses universality and individuality” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Heralded by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey, Soweto Gospel Choir excites audiences worldwide, uplifting the soul and spreading joy through its earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, brilliant costumes, and infectious spirit.

Hylton Performing Arts Center

Experience the soul-stirring harmonies of the internationally acclaimed Soweto Gospel Choir live at the Newberry Opera House. This electrifying performance brings the spirit of South Africa to the stage with powerful voices, vibrant rhythms, and a celebration of hope and humanity.

Newberry Opera House

When this Grammy-winning choir hits the stage, they will raise the rafters with a soul-stirring concert of South African freedom songs, spirituals, and classics by Aretha Franklin, Peter Gabriel, and Leonard Cohen. Their rich harmonies, brilliant costumes, and infectious spirit promise to deliver a night of sheer musical exhilaration.

Soweto Gospel Choir: Peace

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in November, 2002 since then, this spectacular group has gone on to reach the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s World Music Chart, win a 2003 American Gospel Music Award for “Best Choir,” perform for President Bill Clinton, and perform for their Patron, Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 75th Birthday Celebrations, in front of an illustrious audience which included former President Nelson Mandela!
They have been featured as guests with Diana Ross, invited guests on NBC’s “Today Show,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." This world famous group is not one to miss!

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir returns with an inspiring, feel-good program entitled Hope: It’s Been a Long Time Coming. Dressed in vibrant colors, the choir melds together African and American musical influences, from gospel to Christian to pop and Broadway covers.


Berklee College of Music

Out of the darkness comes a new dawn! This all-new concert by 3-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir commemorates South Africa’s freedom movement and the civil rights movement in the United States. Bringing joy to all, HOPE opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs that inspired their Rainbow Nation. Then the choir’s uplifting performance moves to the United States with beautiful renditions of the music of the civil rights movement, including works by legendary artists Billie Holiday, James Brown, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and the one-and-only, Aretha Franklin. Get ready, HOPE is a concert that will live forever in your hearts!

Soweto Gospel Choir: HOPE – It’s Been a Long Time Coming

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African gospel music, Soweto Gospel Choir brings together top talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa. 

Dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music, the choir has earned critical acclaim and admiration from global audiences for its powerful renditions of African American spirituals, gospel, and folk music.

Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, Soweto Gospel Choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world and has received critical acclaim and audience adoration for their powerful renditions of African American spirituals, gospel, and folk music.

In this special holiday season concert, the multi-Grammy-winning South African cultural ambassadors return to Berkeley singing of love and peace, from gospel classics and spirituals to feel-good pop songs by Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, and others, all delivered with their superhuman vocal blend and dazzling showmanship.

Cal Performances

The spectacular and colourful three-time GRAMMY Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir comes to Calgary this holiday season with Peace. This evening of powerful song will celebrate American and South African artists associated with the struggles for civil rights and social justice throughout their countries’ complex histories. Expect to hear South African freedom songs as well as the music of Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Mahlia Jackson and others combined with traditional African gospel music and spirituals.

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