African Children’s Choir to perform at First United Methodist

ALBANY — The internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir will be performing at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Nov. 30 at First United Methodist Church, 307 Flint Ave. in Albany.

The African Children’s Choir features lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children’s songs, traditional Spirituals and Gospel favorites. Concerts are free, but church officials say a free-will offering is to be taken at the performance to support African Children’s Choir programs in areas such as education, care and relief, and development programs.

Music for Life, the parent organization for The African Children’s Choir, works in seven African countries — Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. MFL officials say their organization has educated more than 52,000 children and impacted the lives of more than 100,000 people through its relief and development programs. MFL’s purpose is to help create future leadership for Africa by focusing on education.

The African Children’s Choir has performed before presidents and heads of state. Most recently, the group performed for the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, for her diamond jubilee. The choir also has sung alongside artists such as Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Michael W. Smith.

The African Children’s Choir is a nonprofit humanitarian and relief organization dedicated to helping Africa’s most vulnerable children.