Fisk Jubilee Singers Perform In Ghana

Ace U.S. choir, Fisk University Jubilee Singers would in July treat Ghanaians to a fantastic three-day choral concert.

The choir would be staging free performances in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast.

However, the Accra show is strictly by invitation and would as well open the jamboree on Thursday July 5 at the National Theater in Accra. It would be followed by colorful renditions at the St. Cyprian?s Cathedral in Kumasi on Saturday July 7 and climaxed at the Cape Coast castle on July 9.

Organized in collaboration with the US Embassy in Ghana, the concert is part of the numerous programmes the embassy had been organising throughout the year under the theme: ?Ghana-US @ 50: Looking Back, Moving Forward?. It also forms part of events for Ghana?s Golden Jubilee celebration.



The Fisk University Singers choir was formed in 1870 after the establishment of the Fisk University in the US. Since then, the group has toured almost the whole world.

It took its first tour in October 1871, and till date that day is celebrated at the University as jubilee day. The group toured America as well as the whole of Europe, unleashing impressive choral performances in 1872 and 1873.

Due to their success in music, former US President, Ulysses S. Grant, once invited them to perform at the White House. They performed also at the World Peace Festival in Boston in 1872.

During these tours and performances, the group raised funds to support the school?s development projects. As a result, the school, which is celebrating its 135th anniversary this year, could now boast of a Jubilee hall and a number of other achievements.

According to a press statement issued in Accra by the US Embassy in Ghana, the group was one of the first six to be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in November 2006.

It said the singers had also received the governor?s Folklife Heritage Award and the Recording Academy Honors.

It concluded that through song and spirit, Fisk Jubilee Singers promoted peace, tolerance and understanding among people. The group is yet to do same in Ghana as it mounts the stage next month.