Soweto Gospel Choir to Perform at Byham Theater, 2/27

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir, will perform at the Byham Theater on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. For tickets ($20-$45), visit, www.TrustArts.org, call 412- 456-6666, or in person Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series. In February of this year, Soweto Gospel Choir will launch their fifth major North American tour. Visiting over 30 cities across the U.S. during the upcoming three months, Soweto Gospel Choir's concerts will celebrate their musical heritage that reflects the color and vibrancy of their rainbow nation and honor the life and legacy of their late President and friend, Nelson Mandela.

Soweto Gospel Choir is managed under the guidance of Executive Producer and Director Beverly Bryer and Company Manager Jimmy Mashudu Mulovhedzi. Since its formation in 2002, Soweto Gospel Choir has captivated audiences around the globe with their glorious harmonies and uniquely blended voices and is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music. Soweto Gospel Choir is also committed to philanthropic work. In 2003, the group founded its own AIDS orphan foundation, Nkosi's Haven Vukani. Soweto Gospel Choir has received numerous accolades and awards from around the globe. "These absolutely thrilling singers need nothing but their voices to make dazzling music." - Billboard

The two-time Grammy Award-winning Choir releases their fifth album, Divine Decade (Decca, 1/28/14), a celebration of the ensemble's past ten years of artistic collaborations and accolades. The result of these magnetic musical partnerships is a recording which showcases the wonderful diversity of the group's style as a gospel choir that sings across all genres of music. Opening with an address from the Choir's Patron, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Divine Decade features collaborations with a wide range of guest artists that exhibit the Choir's breadth of repertoire, including: U2, Robert Plant, The Soil, Joepraize, Zahara, Elvis Blue, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Solly Mahlangu, Corlea Botha, Eric Wainaina, Johnny Clegg, Paul Ruske, and HHP. Amongst the featured tracks include the choir's popular hits such as "Sedilaka," Sarah McLachlan's "Angel," The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There," and the Fish Out of Water remix of "Put On Your Boots," their collaboration with U2.

After more than a decade of making music, the Soweto Gospel Choir continues singing traditional African spirituals for new audiences and plans to do so for many generations to come. "Sheer jubilation ... earthy and unrestrained ... The Rhythm of Life." - Herald Sun "Meticulous and unstoppable... spirited and spectacular." -The New York Times

Beverly Bryer has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 25 years, working with some of South Africa's premier recording artists before moving on to become Managing Director of one of the country's most successful music publishing companies. In August 2002 Beverly formed her own company, Eventsco, and was approached by Australian producers/promoters Andrew Kay, Clifford Hocking and David Vigo, to form an African gospel choir, now known as the Soweto Gospel Choir. Her position as Executive Producer/Director incorporates the producing, directing, management, marketing and publicizing of the choir in South Africa in association with the Australian producers.

Jimmy Mashudu Mulovhedzi was born and raised in Soweto South Africa. He is the son of Soweto Gospel Choir's co-founder, the late David Mulovhedzi. Jimmy started singing in his father's church choir, the Holy Jerusalem Choir at age 13. Under his father's guidance, he has become a song writer, arranger, producer and choreographer. Jimmy has collaborated with many artists and songwriters including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Benjamin Dube, the late American Gospel icon Rev. James Cleveland, and The Mighty Clouds of Joy. Since 2009, Mulovhedzi has been the choir's company manager, following in his father's legacy. Apart from music Jimmy is a qualified, I.T. administrator, Industrial Psychologist and a certified HIV/AIDS Counselor. He is also the director of Edzimkulu, a non-government organization which runs a successful AIDS project in South Africa. He is dedicated to making a change in his community. For more information visit, www.sowetogospelchoir.com.

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