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The Soweto Gospel Choir is a South Africa n gospel music|gospel group.
History
The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in Soweto , South Africa by David Mulovhedzi (†) and Beverly Bryer , two choir directors. The 30+ member ensemble blends elements of African gospel music|gospel , Negro spiritual s, reggae , and American popular music . The group performed at the first of the 46664 (concerts)|46664 concerts for Nelson Mandela , and has since toured internationally several times.
Their albums Blessed and African Spirit won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
On 7 July 2007 they performed at Live Earth concert, Johannesburg|South African leg of Live Earth . Also in 2007, they joined Robert Plant in contributing to '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino '' ( Vanguard Records|Vanguard ), performing their version of Domino's " Valley of Tears ".
At the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, the group backed up John Legend with the song Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down To Earth , a song from WALL-E nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song|"Best Song" that year.
The group performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final draw on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town, South Africacite news |title=Draw ignites FIFA World Cup fever |url= http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/finaldraw/news/newsid=1143584.html |publisher=FIFA |date=4 December 2009 |accessdate=8 December 2009 .
In 2010 composer Christopher Tin 's song " Baba Yetu ," which featured the group, won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) . The song had originally been produced for Firaxis Games 's 2005 PC title Civilization IV , but Tin enlisted the Soweto Gospel Choir to re-record the song for inclusion on his debut album " Calling All Dawns ," leading to the song's nomination and award. This marked the first time a video game composition had won or been nominated for the category.
Songs and interview from NPR's All Things Considered http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=4485219 Soweto Gospel Choir: 'Voices from Heaven', February 4, 2005.
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