Sadler's Wells, LondonA 19th-century South African choir's journey to the west is dramatised in this powerful show, Maqoma's last as a performer In 1891, a group of singers named the African Choir sailed from Cape Town to Britain to begin a two-year-long tour, aiming to raise money to fund a school in South Africa. They performed for audiences in England, Canada and the US, and even for Queen Victoria, singing a mix …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:30AM on March 19, 2023