Yoruba Women Choir at Colchester Arts Centre (2) 09/10/10

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Nigeria's greatest vocal choir arrives with music that captures the heart and moves the soul. The choir is 11 females strong and backed by a six-piece male band. The choir's awe-inspiring reputation as the voice of Nigeria comes from their abilities to mix secular songs with sacred songs.

This captivating all female choir fuses church songs with popular songs by the likes of King Sunny Ade, Chief Ebenezer Obey and Fela Kuti and presents them in the Yoruba tradition .

The leader of this extraordinary vocal powerhouse, Dr BOLA ARE has been a household name in Nigeria for over 25 years and has released over 50 recordings in a stunning quarter century of great music making. Dr Bola Are has transformed the choir into a national treasure. The choir is to Nigeria what The South African Gospel Singers is to South Africa and The Harlem Gospel Choir to America.

Bola Are, director | Funmi Olawumi, founder | Kunle Olasoju, music director

singers
Bola Are | Funmi Akanbi | Oyin Osisanya | Joy Aigbekan | Nike Fagbuaro | Comfort Oyelumade
Biola Dosumu | Dupe Lawnson | Mary Oguntade | Ayinke Martins | Funmi Olawumi | Oluwakemi Balogun | Olubukola Ajala

musicians
Kunle Olasoju, guitar/MD | Gbenga Ogunbameru, keyboards | Kayode Adeniran, bass
Wole Aina, conga | Abiodun Ojikutu, kit drum | Ayanlere Alajede, talking drum

See also: http://www.joyfulnoise.co.uk/yorubach...

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Entertainment

Tags:

• African
• music
• gospel
• women's
• choir
• Yoruba
• Nigeria
• singing
• acoustic
• folk
• vocal