Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

OSTLP015PD

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Picture Disc

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

827565063017

Total Cap

OSTLP015

Black

Extended format: No

827565062997

Black LP

OSTLP015C

Orange

827565063000

Orange LP

Artist

Diepkloof United Voice

Genre GB

Blues / Gospel

Label GB

Ostinato Records

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In apartheid-era South Africa, gospel music provided solace and served as a tool for covert communication to circumvent the censorship of the settler regime. By the 2010s, South African gospel, deeply ingrained in the soul of Soweto, assumed a new role—as a heartfelt cry against persistent failures and shortcomings, a cry mourning a South Africa that never materialized.

A new South Africa needed a new gospel sound.

In 2016, nine young men from different parts of Diepkloof, a celebrated neighbourhood brimming with talent within Soweto's sprawling township, came together to form the sound of a new South Africa under the name Diepkloof United Voice. 

Diepkloof United Voice's music has gone viral multiple times on TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook, garnering between 60,000 to 2 million views. The comments section displays flag emojis from Brazil to India, showcasing the global reach of their music.

This album was recorded on site in Soweto, in an abandoned classroom of Lebowa Elementary School in Diepkloof Zone 3, where the choir rehearsed for years. Amid rolling blackouts, Diepkloof United Voice poured their heart, soul, and vocal chords into their debut record, combining classic South Africa gospel, Soweto's own kasi soul, American blues, and Zulu flavor, to present the contemporary gospel sound of a changing South Africa. 

The promise of a new South Africa might finally be realized, as Diepkloof United Voice guarantees the country's future is guided by the truth, uttered with each gasp of breath from their inimitable voices.

Harmonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul From The New South Africa

Music GB

Discover Harmonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul From The New South Africa by Diepkloof United Voice. A powerful album combining classic South African gospel, Soweto's kasi soul, American blues, and Zulu flavor. Available in various formats from Ostinato Records.