Woza Emmanuel Advent Concert
This December, Johannesburg will see another Advent concert featuring some of the hottest local talent in Catholic music. Hosted by Fr Victor Ngwenya, the “Woza Emmanuel” festival...
Category: Religious Music
Musician Priest, Fr Lawrence Mota, Releases New CD
The musician priest of Mariannhill has released a new CD which he hopes will encourage people in troubled times. Fr Lawrence Fabian Mota CMM has titled his...
Zimbabwean Catholic Music Goes Global
Benjamin Takavarasha tells the Southern Cross how a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine in the UK led to Zimbabwean Catholic music being heard across the globe. By...
Thandeka Dube: Singing for St Anne and the World
For Catholic gospel singer Thandeka Dube, having national success is as important as being a member of her sodality, as she tells DALUXOLO MOLOANTOA. The video of “Inkosi...
Musicologist hopes to reconstruct 12-century organ from Bethlehem church
By Judith Sudilovsky – Frozen in time, like a “musical Pompeii,” the 221 remaining original organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem may fill...
Catholic Singers Nominated for Top Awards
Two up-and-coming Catholic music acts have been nominated for this year’s Ingoma Awards, which are dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating South African gospel music. The Light...
Thuso Wa Sibini: ‘I Want To Take Catholic Gospel To New Heights’
Having released her debut album, Catholic gospel singer Thuso Wa Sibini believes there is an audience for singers like her outside the Church, as she told Daluxolo Moloantoa....
No Singing Allowed? Catholic School’s Students Learn Sign Language
By Joyce Duriga – When music teacher Lynn Kingsbury at St. Damian School in the Chicago suburb of Oak Forest learned that her students wouldn’t be allowed to...
Carols in the Cathedral Concert
Mohlodi wa Mmino (The Fount of Music) will be hosting a CAROLS IN THE CATHEDRAL CONCERT (Free Concert) featuring 4 Catholic Artists on 11 December 2020. The...
Fr Lawrence Mota’s CD “Siyaphi” has been released
After a delay due to lockdown, a Mariannhill Missionaries priest is finally launching his latest CD, entitled Siyaphi (which means, “Where are we heading to?”) Fr Lawrence...
Biden Quotes Priest’s Hymn ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ in Speech
By Mark Pattison – Father Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech November 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known...
Thulasizwe Ndlovu: Radio Veritas Host Promotes his Musical Passion
By Daluxolo Moloantoa – One of the things that is impacted by the Covid-19 crisis is social activities: classes, groups and gatherings. The Internet has already partially saved...
