Soul Noel
Tue 8 Dec 2009 8pm
Butterworth Hall: £10, £15, £20
Musicians: Femi Tomowo - Electric and Acoustic Guitar / Robert Mitchell - Keys and Piano / Richard Bailey - Drums / Neville Malcolm - Electric and Acoustic Bass / Kevin Robinson - MD, keys, trumpet and flugal horn / Choir and Kevin play hand percussion
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CloseWith a shot of Africa and a twist of the Caribbean, Soul Noël brings you the best Christmas party in town.
South Africa’s finest singer Sibongile Khumalo will come together with great British soul star Ola Onabule, fronting a hand-picked choir and a great soul band led by musical director Kevin Robinson, known for this work with Simply Red and Incognito.
Massed voices will raise the roof with soulful melodies and soaring harmonies – a great night out to stir the Christmas spirit.
Songs being performed include Amazing Grace, Mary’s Boy Child , O Holy Night, Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls (Soca version), Hark the Herald (Ska version), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Samba version), Ding Dong Merrily on High and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Soul Noel in Rehearsal Photostream
Vocalists:
Billie Godfrey – Soprano
Sessions/Backing Vocals in 2008-09: Chaka Khan, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul Mccartney, Carlos Santana, Prince (Aftershow parties with Beverley Knight), Adele, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, Ray Lamontagne, Sting, Lionel Richie, Roy Ayres, Beverley Knight, Heaven 17 plus own music and albums.
Phebe Edwards – Soprano
She has sang backing vocals, and has done both television and Studio work for the likes of: Lemar, Rod Steward, Westlife, Noel Robinson, Mica Paris, Nu4rm, Hot House flowers, Terri Walker, Wayne Malcome, Ronan Keating, ITV, TRL, BBC, Disney special, TOTP, Greenwich Theatre and performed with James Brown.
Mary Pearce – Alto
Has worked with artists such as Lionel Ritchie, Grace Jones, Courtney Pine, Boy George and Donna Summer. Was the lead on touring production of “hold on”. Live/touring performances include: Primal Scream, Beverly Knight, Kubb, Chaka Khan, Culture Club ,Donna Summer, Roy Ayers, Shola Ama, Denys Baptist, Marcella Detroit, Hugh Masekela, (merengue star) Elvis Crespo.
Sarah Brown – Alto
Sarah has sung backing vocals for Simply Red since the Life tour. She has also toured with fellow mancunian band M People as well as working with Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox and Incognito to name just a few.
Bryan Chambers – Tenor
UK chart success with Dance and Pop work. Has worked with Barbara Tucker, The Pet Shop Boys, Jean Chan and Layo and Bushwaka. Also, backing vocals for major artists such as Prince, Chaka Khan, Beverley Knight, Jools Holland, Duffy, Robbie Williams, LuLu, Kylie, Ruby Tuner, Mika, Soloman Burke, Eddie Floyd to name a few.
Daniel Thomas- Tenor
Choir Director for London Community Gospel Choir, has performed for Nelson Mandela and the Queen, part of the cast of Godspell, TV Presenter for Heaven and Earth Gospel Choir, vocal coach for Pop Rivals, director of project with Love Fellowship Tabernacle Choir, Destiny’s Child and Phil Collins.
Victor Bynoe – Bass
String of credits including stint with The Drifters
Ken Burton – Bass
Musical activities cover performance, recording, composition, production, directing and education. He regularly appears on television and radio programmes including Songs Of Praise, East Enders, X-Factor,Top Of The Pops, Prom At The Palace, Mike Doyle and the list goes on. Principal conductor of the award-winning London Adventist Chorale, and the popular Croydon SDA Gospel Choir.
Soul Noel in rehearsal
Butterworth Hall
With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .
