I heard this in a coffee shop in Cape Town and was blown away by the sheer jubilation of this South African gospel music:

I was intrigued to discover that “the Joyous concept has always been enigmatic to a lot of people because of its format. We have been referred to as a Gospel group or Gospel Choir. We prefer to be referred to as a Gospel Project or a Gospel Concept. The reason being that, the crew changes at least every two years.

The concept is basically created in such a way that performers are selected through an intense auditioning process, after which they attend music workshops. During these workshops they learn skills such as songwriting to performance. We then rehearse a repertoire for about two months. After that the crew is on the road for the whole year. Performers always sign a 1 year contract to be in the Project, although there will be some performers that will be with Joyous celebration for more than a year”.

A wonderful “concept” - and one that has proved very successful - many of their recordings have gone platinum!

Get a taste of their music and vibe on the Joyous Celebration site…