Soweto Gospel Choir February 2, 2010

The acclaimed South African Soweto Gospel Choir, a 26-strong group of the best talents from Soweto-area churches, will deliver a powerful performance. The choir’s interpretations of traditional and contemporary music are sung in six of South Africa’s 11 languages with a band, percussion or a capella and include colorful costumes and dance. Their first album, “Voices of Heaven” hit No. 1 on the Billboard World Music Chart, and they have won three Grammy Awards, including “Best Movie Song” for “Down to Earth”, heard in Disney/Pixar’s Wall-E movie. This event is the first in the new Faces of Our Planet series, created by Sea Research Foundation, National Geographic Society and the Garde Arts Center to show the mysteries and discoveries of the world’s human, animal and geographic faces through film, live performance and multimedia presentations.

For more information and tickets, call the Garde Arts Center Box Office at (860) 444-7373 ext. 1. Single tickets are available at the Garde Arts Center Box Office and online at www.gardearts.org.

Official Website: http://mysticaquarium.org/newsroom/faces-of-our-planet-series