Hosanna! Music, Lionel Peterson - Rejoice Africa

Friday 1st October 1993
Hosanna! Music, Lionel Peterson - Rejoice Africa

STYLE: Pop
RATING 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 21659-
LABEL: Hosanna! Music 050
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Tony Cummings

A praise project of truly epic proportions. Recorded live in Johannesberg with 5,000 worshippers in attendance, the seemingly impossible musical marriage of the famed white Drakensberg Boys Choir, a black choir straight out of the townships and a band sporting American heavyweights like Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna and Justo Almario really catches fire. Worship leader Lionel Petersen is an excellent singer and an enthusiastic exhorter, while the songs, including the Heartbeat oldie "Behold The Lamb" and the joyful "Jabulani Africa", are of a high standard. I don't hear a great deal of the "indigenous sounds of South Africa" promised on the sleeve note, but I do hear an album with so much rhythmic kick and sheer praising power that it has to be recommended, particularly if you thought Hosanna! Music had got stale.

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Reader Comments

Posted by Vanessa Richardson in UK @ 14:38 on Aug 7 2023

I am looking for sheet music for Behold the Lamb by Lionel Peterson - can you help?




Posted by ERNIE CANNINGS in TAUNTON SOMERSET U.K. @ 20:28 on Nov 6 2015

BEHOLD THE LAMB sung by Bev Turner just one of the best Worship songs I have heard, amazing time of Worship each time I hear this presentation. I now seek the piano music and lyrics. Thank you Bev and Lionel absolutely amazing.



Posted by Brenda Tucker in US @ 01:16 on Oct 11 2009

This is one of my favorite albums ever....it is just so anointed. It is such a blessing to me.



Posted by Kwame in Ghana @ 14:39 on Apr 22 2009

wld like a copy of the instrumental aspect of rejoice Africa PEACE Instrumentals.



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