The African Children’s Choir, which has performed for Queen Elizabeth II and sung alongside Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Keith Urban, Michael W. Smith and other performers, will be in Wake Forest for a one-night performance on Wednesday, March 25, at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church beginning at 7 p.m.
The audience will be charmed by the children’s smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances. The program will feature children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites. The concert is free and open to all, but there will be a free-will offering taken to support the choir’s programs, which include education, care and relief and development programs.
Music for Life is the parent organization for the African Children’s Choir, and it works in seven African countries – Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa – where it has educated over 52,000 children and impacted the lives of more than 100,000 people with its development and relief programs. MFL works to create new leadership for tomorrow’s Africa through education.
The choir has recently recorded some tracks with Sarah Hickman for a CD, “Love Is a Journey.” The members also have a small role in the newest Hugh Jackman movie.
