SA stars, Groban dazzle fans
2004-12-01 09:02
Johannesburg - Singing sensation Josh Groban has performed at an exclusive dinner in aid of Unite Against Hunger in Sandton on Tuesday night.
More than a thousand people attended the glittering evening at the Sandton Convention Centre - donating R20 000 a table to be there.
Groban, who played the piano, drums and keyboards on stage, performed Remember When It Rained and To Where You Are from his second album, Closer.
Groban was joined on stage by the Rhema choir in singing the inspirational, You Raise Me Up and was accompanied by New York-born violin prodigy Lucia Micarelli.
The audience shouted for an encore after he had finished performing and he returned to the stage and sang a solo.
Groban also received a five platinum award for sales in South Africa from Gallo Records' Sipho Sithole.
South Africa is Groban's third biggest market after the United States and Canada.
He said he hoped the trip would be one of many visits to the country.
South African artists who performed at the dinner included The Black Tie Ensemble, Danny K, Mandoza, Mara Louw and Idols runner-up Poseletso.
The dinner was hosted by Classic FM and SABC's All You Need is Love presenter Zwai Bala.
Mandoza's Nkalakatha which is known for getting South Africans from all walks of life to the dance floor, made those at the dinner wish they had dressed less formal so that they can get down.
Danny K sang Whose That Girl and Mara Louw and Poseletso sang a duet.
Earlier on Tuesday, Groban visited Soweto as part of his tour.
- SAPA