Details: 2018 release. Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir has thrilled major concert audiences nationwide, been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, the Conan O'Brien show, Emeril Live, A&E's Breakfast With The Arts, hit #1 on the Billboard World Music chart and scored major media coverage around their huge tours. Freedom is Soweto Gospel Choir's heartfelt tribute to international hero Nelson Mandela in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The album features iconic "struggle" songs associated with the liberation movement in South Africa, including compositions by Miriam Makeba, Harry Belafonte, Letta Mbulu and Mbogeni Ngema, creator of the hit musical "Sara?na."