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Divine Decade
Soweto Gospel Choir
Divine Decade
Genres: International Music, Classical
 
Performance highlights of the Soweto Gospel Choir across their 10 year history, featuring 19 powerful tracks. Amongst the featured tracks include a message from Archbishop Demond Tutu, the choirs popular hits such as Sedil...  more »

     
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All Artists: Soweto Gospel Choir
Title: Divine Decade
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Release Date: 1/28/2014
Genres: International Music, Classical
Styles: Africa, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602537339624

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Performance highlights of the Soweto Gospel Choir across their 10 year history, featuring 19 powerful tracks. Amongst the featured tracks include a message from Archbishop Demond Tutu, the choirs popular hits such as Sedilaka, covers of Sarah McLachlans Angel, and The Jackson 5s Ill Be There, and the Fish Out of Water remix of their collaboration track with U2 Put On Your Boots.

Awards:
2003
Australia: A Helpmann Award, Australias prestigious Performing Arts Award, for Best Contemporary Music Concert

USA: American Gospel Music Award for Best Choir

USA: Gospel Music Award (US based) for Best International Choir

2007
USA: Grammy Award for their second CD Blessed, in the category Best Traditional World Music

Sth Africa: SAMA Award (South African Music Association Award) in the Category Best Live Performance DVD

Sth Africa: Metro FM Music Award for Best Gospel Album for African Spirit, based on nominations submitted by the radio stations listeners, and the public.

2008
USA: Second Grammy Award for their third album African Spirit, in the Best Traditional World Music category

Sth Africa: PanSALB Award for Multilingualism and Nation Building, for Album of the Decade

2009
Sth Africa: SAMAs (South African Music Awards), Award for Best Duo or Group

2010
In April 2010, Soweto Gospel Choir was honoured with the inaugural International Achievement Award, at the SAMAs held at Sun City.

Associated Grammy Award for Down to Earth with Peter Gabriel

Nomination for Academy Award for Down to Earth from the movie Wall-E

2011
Emmy Award for ESPNs 2010 FIFA World Cup music promos collaboration with U2
Grammy nomination for Grace

Associated Grammy Awards for Baba Yetu and Calling All Dawns arranger Chris Tinv

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