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- Formed: 2002Official Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- Members: 52Official Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- Executive producer and director: Beverly Bryer
- Perform with a 4 piece band and percussion sectionOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- Performs traditional and contemporary musicOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- Performs in 6 of South Africa’s 11 official languagesOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- 2003: Won the Helpmann Award for Best Contemporary Music ConcertOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- 2004: Won the American Gospel Music Award for Best ChoirOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- 2007 & 2008: Won Grammys for Best Traditional World MusicOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- The choir has performed concerts around the worldOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- They have helped raided awareness and money for South Africa’s impoverished familiesOfficial Site: Soweto Gospel Choir History
- Performed at the 2009 Academy AwardsJoburg.com: Soweto choir gets Oscar invite (February 20, 2009)
- First time performing at the Academy AwardsJoburg.com: Soweto choir gets Oscar invite (February 20, 2009)
- "Down to Earth" is from the Disney animated film Wall-E
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The Soweto Gospel Choir is a Grammy-Award winning African gospel choir. They have performed alongside artists such as Bono, Queen, Jimmy Cliff, The Eurythmics and Peter Gabriel. They have also performed for Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and have appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
They performed at the 2009 Academy Awards on Sunday, February 23. Their collaboration with Peter Gabriel, the song "Down to Earth" from Disney's Wall-E, were nominated for Best Original Song, but did not win.Joburg.com: Soweto choir gets Oscar invite (February 20, 2009)
"Down to Earth" were up against the songs "Jai Ho" and "O Saya" from the film Slumdog Millionaire in the Best Song category. Jai Ho won.
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Where can I see the 2009 Oscar performance of the Down to Earth song by the Soweto Gospel Choir & John Legend? 1 AnswerYou can see John Legend's 2009 Oscar performance, which was part of a medley of the Best Song nominees, on https://www.mahalo.com/Oscar_Live_Coverage it aired a... read more
Has anyone ever heard of the gospels that were left out of the bible? 3 AnswersEarly Christians started trying to determine what writings to include within about 60 years after the death of the last apostle, and within about 100 years afte... read more
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Soweto Gospel Choir "Malaika" (Voices From Heaven)
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Check this video out -- Soweto Gospel Choir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QqlPgpE04
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