Mbeki applauds Soweto choir
12/02/2008 09:27  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - President Thabo Mbeki congratulated the Soweto Gospel Choir for winning its second Grammy Award, presidential spokesperson Mukoni Tangulani Ratshitanga said on Monday.

Mbeki said the choir's win for the second time in the category of Best Traditional World Music signalled the recognition of its contribution to the growth of the nation's cultural capital, said Ratshitanga.

"In this respect, the Soweto Gospel Choir continues to make the nation proud."

The Soweto Gospel Choir took home a second Grammy for its album African Spirit at Sunday night's 50th Grammy Awards.

- SAPA

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