Getting together to experience music can feel transcendent, whether you're raising your voice in song at your place of worship or you're dancing all night long at the club. With History of House, a ...

Last month, Samthing Soweto quietly struck a blow for local music in an increasingly globalized world. “Akulaleki,” with generous, cascading vocal lines skipping next to hiccups of percussion, was the ...

Music gives soul to the universe, wrote Greek philosopher Plato, way back in 300 BCE. Music gives wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life. It’s a Saturday morning in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Samthing Soweto is kicking off December at the Mzansi Fela Festival at Pretoria's State Theatre. The musician's slick lyrics and sultry voice have made him so popular with South African audiences that ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Choirmaster Vincent “Shimmy” Jiyane has a favourite memory from the many times the Soweto Gospel Choir performed for former South African ...

For many, their first experience with Nigerian afrobeats singer Victony, born Anthony Ebuka Victor, came with the growing hit song “Soweto.” As of today, that record has three versions: the original, ...

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 — ...

This week the founder of the project, British viola player Rosemary Nalden, will be in London accompanied by six senior Buskaid musicians. They will be talking about what they do at the TedX Festival ...