The Soweto Gospel Choir, direct from South Africa, to perform at Lehman Center

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(Above) The internationally acclaimed Soweto Gospel Choir will perform at Lehman Center on Sunday Dec. 18.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is honored to host the four-time Grammy award-winning and internationally acclaimed world music sensation Soweto Gospel Choir on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m.

Direct from South Africa, the Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Lehman Center with an all-new concert, entitled “Hope: It’s Been A Long Time Coming,” commemorating the freedom movement in South Africa and the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. The Soweto Gospel Choir will perform a series of South African freedom songs along with music of the Civil Rights era including selections by legendary artists James Brown, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield and the one-and-only, Aretha Franklin.

Soweto Gospel Choir’s universal message of love, unity and hope, along with its captivating melodic and harmonic wonder, mesmerizing showmanship, and awe-inspiring performances featuring bright and colorful carnival costumes, has made believers of millions of fans around the world. The choir was formed in Soweto, South Africa, in 2002 by choir directors David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, the 20-member ensemble comprised of some of South Africa’s greatest singers, blends elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae and American pop music.