The majestic power of gospel. The spine-tingling anthems behind Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King’s legacies. Swelling with pride, love and the fight for racial equality, this concert from Soweto Gospel Choir is a rare chance to witness one of live music’s greatest wonders. We were so close to seeing the triple Grammy-winning choir at the Festival in 2020 and can’t wait for the historic sound of South African freedom songs and African American civil rights music — including protest songs by James Brown, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin — to raise the roof of the Auckland Town Hall.