UCT RAG

 

This year the UCT RAG concert will feature the two-time Grammy award winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR. The choir has toured the world extensively, performing at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House and Royal Festival Hall in London as well as at high profile festivals such as the Edinburgh, Adelaide and Hong Kong Festivals. They have collaborated with a wide range of great artists including Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Peter Gabriel – always to huge acclaim. Now home in South Africa from a successful tour of Japan, our concert will be their first performance at the beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens.

Expect earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, acapella numbers, alongside energetic dancing and vibrant, colourful costumes – the mix is awesome.  This young dynamic choir performs both traditional and contemporary music, as well as local and international favourites adding its own unique feel and interpretation.

Soweto Gospel Choir founded its own AIDS orphans foundation, Nkosi’s Haven Vukani; to date they have collected over R4 million for their foundation and perform for a variety of charitable organisations. All proceeds raised from the UCT RAG concert will be contributed to SHAWCO, one of largest student-based NGO’s in the southern hemisphere.

Additionally, Cape Town’s very own band THE RUDIMENTALS will open our concert with their popular ska/reggae/afro-beats.

Enjoy this high quality entertainment with the chance to relax and picnic with special friends – all made possible by the generous sponsorships of Old Mutual and The Vineyard Hotel.

Tickets are available from www.webtickets.co.za; the UCT RAG office and Kirstenbosch Gardens for just R50! Children under 6 years are free. Students may obtain a 20% discount from the UCT RAG Office on presentation of a student card.The concert starts at 17h30 and ends at 19h00. Gates to the concert area open at 15h30.

“(The choir) has a cornucopia of remarkable voices: sharp, sweet, kindly, raspy and incantatory leads above a magnificently velvety blend…..the music was both meticulous and unstoppable…..the songs were both spirited and spectacular” - The New York Times