Program Books/Soweto Gospel Choir/Soweto Gospel Choir Program

HOPE – It’s Been a Long Time Coming

A concert of hope featuring songs from South Africa’s ‘Freedom’ and the US Civil Rights movements

MELODIES
Traditional

NONKONYANE KANDABA
Wathint’ abangasokufa, Wathinta thina

UMANDELA
Welcome Duru

BAWO XANDILAHLEKAYO
Traditional

JUDGEMENT DAY
Sipho Gumede

LITSHONILE LILANGA
Traditional

PASOPA VERWOERD
Vuyisile Mini

JOH LEFIFI
Traditional

SECHABA
Mbongeni, Hugh Masekela & Stanley Myers

UMHLABA WONKE
Traditional

MBAYI MBAYI
R. Khemose, S. Khemose, C. Khemose, M. Muguni, O. Beggs

JIKIJELA
Traditional

INTERMISSION

OPENING DANCE AND CHANT
Traditional

AMEN
Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Pate

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
Sam Cooke

HEAVEN HELP US ALL
Ronald Miller

I’LL TAKE YOU THERE
Alvertis Isbell

RESPECT
Ottis Redding

THE LIVING YEARS
Mike Rutherford and B.A. Robertson

WHATS GOING ON
Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland

STAND UP
Joshuah Campbell, Cyntha Echumuna-Erivo

STAND BY ME
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller