TEN gospel choirs are set to clash in a music concert organised by Harvest House International month-end in which South African Joyous Celebrations founder and musician Lindelani Mkhize and local gospel kingpin Charles Charamba will be the judges.
The competition, slated for August 31, will be held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair featuring choirs from Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.
Organisers said the concert is expected to attract a crowd of 5 000 people.
Gospel musician Takesure “Zamar” Ncube is billed to offer dulcet interludes together with the group Worship Addicts.
The choir to grab to spot will walk away with $10 000 as price money, while the second and the third placed groups will walk away with $5 000 and $2 500, respectively. “After these competitions, we are hoping the winners will be groomed. We want them to get to a stage where they can write a song, develop it and eventually record it,” said Sukoluhle Luphahla, one of the organisers of the concert.
“We are bringing Lindelani because he has a lot of experience. We are hoping to create a relationship with him and Charamba,” added Phillip Phiri, the public relations officer for the organisers.
“We are hoping that Harvest House International Music department will assist in grooming the winners,” added Phiri.
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Apart from being a judge at the concert, Charamba is expected to perform as well. Mkhize, a leader in the entertainment industry in his own right, co-founded Joyous Celebrations 1995 together with Jabu Hlongwane and Mthunsi Namba.
The group has grown to be one of the outstanding gospel groups in South Africa. Mkhize is a producer and conductor at Joyous Celebration.
He runs a company called Lindelani Mkhize Entertainment, which specialises in marketing, branding and show production. He has produced and directed one of South Africa’s TV gospel shows called I wanna Sing Gospel.
