WORLD acclaimed gospel musician Michael W Smith, who has sold over 15 million CDs, arrives tomorrow evening around 17:00 hours from South Africa for Sunday’s concert at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka.
The US Grammy-award winning artiste, best known for his highly awakening worship and praise songs like Above All, Healing Rain, Love Me Good, Draw Me Close, Let It Rain, will perform from 14:00 hours to 20:00 hours.
The high definition music equipment for the concert arrived yesterday by road in four heavy-duty trucks from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Andrew Chola, director at Christian Arts Promotions (Chapro), the organisers of the show, told Times Entertainment that Zambians should look out for what he called an “explosive Sunday.”
Smith, who is on a New Hallelujah world tour, remains one of the most popular artistes in contemporary Christian music with 21 albums to his credit, three Grammy Awards and 13 nominations, 36 Dove Awards and five Platinum and 15 albums.
“All is set, it’s a great achievement to have Michael come for a concert in Zambia. After listening and watching his music on CDs and videos, Zambians will have a chance to watch the man live,” Chola said.
“The guys from South Africa will set up the stage and put up all the lighting and other technical equipment needed to produce quality sound.”
The concert, which Chapro is organising in conjunction with Bizlink, a South African music promotion company and Sounds Investment, will also feature local gospel artistes like BM Sampa, Suwilanji, Zambian Voices, Potipher and Mweshi Mulusa among others. Charges for the concert are K50,000 for ordinary seats and K100,000 for VIP.
“Those in the VIP section will have a chance to shake Michael’s hand,” said Chola.
Besides, the one-day concert, Smith also holds a workshop with local artistes on Monday morning at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka.
In his two-decade career, Smith, born in 1957, has had the opportunity to sing for presidents, national leaders, community gatherings, memorials, the Billy Graham Crusades and on national and international television.
[Times of Zambia]
I wish I was in Zambia! One of my favourite artists as he manifests his Christian beliefs and more so in music! Mind you it was a sell out show! So it was significant and indeed historic that last Sunday’s ministry at Lusaka’s Woodlands Stadium by renowned US gospel singer and songwriter Michael Whittaker Smith was a wonderous occation! God Bless!
Aww thats awesome. Saw him last summer,was so touching. Hope everyone enjoys the music.
LT this show happened last Sunday……and it was embarassing coz the sound system wasnt set up properly. REMOVE THIS REPORT YOU ARE MISLEADING PIPO.
This is outdated information please. This show happened last sunday and very poorly organised. It was scheduled to start at 14:00hrs, but it started after 17:00hrs. People waited from 12:00hrs, imagine!!!!
I THOUGHT THIS SHOW WAS LAST WEEK. LT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE
# 1 and 2 you should be abreast with things happening in your own country. This show passed some days ago. so imagine if someone organised you tickets and asked you to pay so that you attend this weekend, you were going to lose alot of money.
shame on lusaka times
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