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Many voices, one soul
Contagious energy and vitality that moves the spirit: that's how best to describe Gospel music! Born in the Black churches of the American South, it resonates with resistance and powerful emotions shared by performers and audience. Gospel is popular all over the planet, and has shaken the walls of Place des Arts on more than one occasion, joyfully sung by varied and talented exponents of the genre. It continues to exert a strong cultural influence, serving as a channel of expression for many communities and source of joy for audiences everywhere.
The universal inspiration of Gospel
Place des Arts has welcomed its share of Gospel troupes over the years, on tour stops and in festival appearances. One of them, Britain’s The Kingdom Choir, shot to fame when it sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Like many other modern Gospel groups, they combine a wide-ranging, brilliant repertoire with top-calibre performances, equally at home singing Aretha Franklin classics or Beyoncé bangers. The Soweto Gospel Choir, another occasional visitor to PdA, blends Southern U.S. Gospel with the vocal traditions of their native South Africa, lending a stirring, special flavour to compositions like Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, sung partly in Zulu in their shows.
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