John Morrison's Culture Corner on World Cafe
Soweto Gospel Choir and Groove Terminator’s History of House
World Cafe
The Culture Corner: Enter Soweto Gospel Choir’s ‘House of Worship’
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison gets into what it means hearing dance anthems reinterpreted by South Africa’s Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir.
Getting together to experience music can feel transcendent, whether you’re raising your voice in song at your place of worship or you’re dancing all night long at the club. With History of House, a new release from South Africa’s Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir, you get to do both.
The project sees Soweto Gospel Choir put their own spin on classic club songs, with the help of Australian producer Groove Terminator.
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison gets into what it means hearing dance anthems reinterpreted this way.
“It really shows us just how deeply influential dance music has been and how it has really spread around the world,” he says.
In this installment of The Culture Corner, Morrison walks us through the Soweto Gospel Choir’s History of House.
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