The London Soul Choir delighted their audience with the Soul Legends Show.
My wife and I enjoy Soul and Gospel music too, so a combination of the two was irresistible. The London Soul Choir did not let us down. They gave an outstanding performance.
The Soul Legends show featured the songs of many soul legends and was anchored by the choir’s guests Adeola Shyllon and Harlano Weekes who told us about the legends and gave solo performances on occasions. Both Adeola and Harlano have excellent voices and sang well, but they did not overshadow the seventy plus members of the choir and the conductor who were magnificent. They were a very diverse group of different ethnicities and age groups who sang with one voice and who harmonised beautifully.
The Legends songs that were covered were made famous by: Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Beyonce, The Isley Brothers, Michael Jackson, Paul Carrack, Incognito, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, Odyssey, Earth Wind and Fire, Aretha Franklin and Prince. As a big Incognito fan, I imagine that, founder and band member, Bluey would be delighted that his band were one of the soul legends.
It is difficult to single out individual songs, as they were all high quality, but in the Aretha Franklin segment the Choir sang ‘You’re All I Need’ which is one of my all-time favourite songs and Adeola and Harlano duetted brilliantly for a segment of this song, which evoked memories of the late Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Beyonce’s ‘Halo’ was outstanding too.
Rarely has an hour passed so quickly! It was wonderful to see so many choir members singing with smiles on their faces obviously enjoying the occasion.
Johns London Music Reviews 