All White Gospel Picnic set to wow gospel fans
With the biggest gospel event of the year, the All White Gospel Picnic, getting closer, festival organisers are delighted to announce a new feature to the line-up.
The Standard Bank Two Hours of Golden Worship which will be championed by Bishop Benjamin Dube and Dr Tumi.
The event will be staged at Carnival City’s Festival Lawns on November 2.
Dr Tumi is a multi-award-winning and multi-platinum-selling gospel artist and a seasoned minister of song.
He is also a producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and vocalist who started off his music career in Sunday school decades ago.
He then went on to be a lead singer for award-winning gospel group Intense.
In 2012, he won Best R&B Gospel Award at the SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards, where he was also nominated in four categories for his album Heart of a King.
He has just released his latest live offering called Love and Grace, a 15-track album packed with fresh new songs that he wrote and produced.
The album has reached gold status within two months of its release.
With him on stage is Bishop Benjamin Dube, a music ministerial visionary, songwriter, singer, music producer, mentor/father, and pastor to many musicians and an inspiration to secular artists in South Africa.
He is a gospel legend of Africa with more than 20 albums.
He is also the founder and CEO of the High Praise Centre in Boksburg, a non-profit organisation that addresses the spiritual needs of men, women, and children, as well as being the owner of Dube Connection.
At the 2009 Crown Gospel Music Awards, Dube was awarded the Best Male Artist and received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
One gospel TV show has also honoured him with two awards – Gospel Legend Award and the Best Contemporary Artist.
The inaugural All White Gospel Talent Search took place and after a long and very intense two days of auditions, a young woman who hails from Etwatwa in Daveyton, Ntokozo Dube, won a non-cash prize of R150 000, which includes a recording deal.
She will also join many of the greats on stage at the main event.
Festivalgoers can look forward to enjoying a spirit-filled day of praise from 10am.
A food court will be available on the day for those wishing to purchase food and drinks during the event.
