History of House, a collaboration between ARIA-nominated DJ Groove Terminator and three-time Grammy-winners Soweto Gospel Choir, is an exhilarating journey through the history of dance music.
Plus, they’ll also be performing a matinee show for Hope – an all-new concert by three-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir – celebrating songs and anthems from the Freedom movement of Nelson Mandela’s South Africa, back to the Civil Rights Movement of Martin Luther King’s 1950’s America.
Hope opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs, before the repertoire echoes down through time to the USA, with beautiful renditions of the protest music of the Civil Rights Movement, including works by legendary artists James Brown, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder and the one-and-only Aretha Franklin.
Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, Soweto Gospel Choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world and has received critical acclaim and audience adoration for their powerful renditions of African American spirituals, gospel and folk music.
History of House feat Groove Terminator and Soweto Gospel Choir
- 7:00pm, Fri 1 March, 2024
- Brunswick Ballroom
- Tickets here
Soweto Gospel Choir: Hope
- 1:30pm, Sat 2 March, 2024
- Brunswick Ballroom
- Tickets here
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In a nutshell: Take the world’s greatest gospel choir who have performed live with stars including Aretha Franklin, Steve Wonder, Bono, Queen and Celine Dion, add in some funky 70s disco, sprinkle in some 80s pop and then strap in to be schooled in house music, from the mid 80s, through the 90s, to the end of the millennium. Behind the decks is Groove Terminator, one of Australia’s biggest DJs, who has produced dance music and captivated dancefloors for more than three decades.
The show was a smash hit at the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in its debut season, taking out the gong for Best Music Show.
Tickets here.
