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BUY THE NEW SINEAD O’CONNOR/REPUBLIC OF LOOSE/DISCOVERY GOSPEL
CHOIR SINGLE
The Discovery
Gospel Choir,
Ireland’s first
integrated choir, have provided the backing vocals for a new Sinead O’Connor
anti-racism single called ‘We people (who are darker than blue)’. The song
also features the talents of Irish band
Republic of
Loose.
The choir
will perform with Sinead O’Connor and
Republic
of
Loose
at the Meteor Music Awards, RDS, Dublin on Friday 15th February,
which will then be televised on Saturday 16th February on RTE 2 at
9pm.
I am
encouraging you however to buy the single on iTunes. To do so simply type in
‘We people’ and it will come up as the first song. Your support can help our
efforts to get the single into the Top 5 in the Irish charts and raise the
profile of the issues facing a multi-cultural Ireland.
For more
information on the single and the choir see the various details below.
Many thanks -
Philip McKinley
“WE PEOPLE (WHO
ARE DARKER THAN BLUE)”
NEW SINGLE BY
SINEAD O CONNOR
feat Republic of Loose and Discovery
Gospel Choir
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM SUNDAY 10TH
FEBRUARY EXCLUSIVE TO ITUNES; AND ALL OTHER DOWNLOAD PLATFORMS FROM 17TH
FEB.
Sinead O’Connor, one of the most
iconic and influential Irish artists of modern times, made the decision to
cover Curtis Mayfield’s searing diatribe against racism and ignorance
for her recently released album ‘Theology’. As timely in
Ireland
in 2008 as it was in
Chicago
in 1970, this heartfelt plea to embrace cultural diversity still rings true.
Republic
of
Loose
have had a massive impact on Irish radio over the past few years. Author and
music lover, Irvine Welsh recently cited their inescapable hit
‘Comeback Girl’ as “the best song ever written” in the New
York Times. They are recognized amongst their peers and critics as visionary
and innovative music producers.
Both Sinead and
Republic of
Loose
were approached to collaborate for the upcoming ‘Meteor Awards’ and decided
‘We People’ was the obvious track to perform. Everyone was so impressed
with the outcome that they decided to release it as a single. Between them,
they have completely reinvented the classic song. Sinead’s vocal
interpretation is stunning and poignant, and is wrapped in a slick RoL
production of catchy hooks, deft beats and a convincing rap from
Republic of
Loose
frontman Mik Pyro. They employed the vocal talents of the Dublin-based,
multi-cultural Discovery Gospel Choir and the results are quite
beautiful.
‘We People…’ will be released on
Sunday 10th of February, exclusively through iTunes; and then
through all download platforms form the 17th of Feb.
You can catch the 1st
exclusive live performance at ‘The Irish Meteor Awards’ on RTE 2 on Saturday
16th of Feb at
9pm
Discovery
Gospel Choir
Under the
Musical Direction of Ms Justine Nantale
The Discovery
Gospel Choir is
Ireland’s first integrated
Gospel choir. Its members represent a rich diversity of backgrounds. Choir
members come from countries such as Haiti,
South Africa,
Republic of
Ireland,
India,
France,
Sudan,
China,
Nigeria,
USA,
Burundi,
Northern Ireland,
Cameroon,
Australia,
Uganda,
England and
Zimbabwe. The choir has an
age profile of 7-83. The choir seeks not to be just a social reflection of
Ireland today, but also a
social projection of the way things can be between all the people of
Ireland.
The Discovery
Gospel Choir is based in St George and
St Thomas’
Church of
Ireland church,
Cathal Brugha Street,
Dublin. Formed in 2004, it has a
strong social ethos to its performances, playing outside the Taoiseach’s
office campaigning to ‘Make Poverty History’, in the Hardwicke Street Flats,
at the MAMA Awards, for the PLUS campaign in
Dun Laoghaire, in Mosney Asylum Centre and in
Mountjoy Prison. The choir has performed a number of times on RTE television,
on programmes such as ‘The Café’, ‘Seoige and O’ Shea’, ‘Make Dreams Come
True’ and the ‘Late Late Toy Show’. The choir has performed in front of a
packed Point Theatre,
Dublin in July 2006 as part of the ‘Festival of
Life’ and has also led the singing of the National Anthems in
Lansdowne Road and
Croke
Park. In April 2007, the
choir recieved news coverage all over the world for hosting the first
‘U2charist’ service in
Ireland.
Omero Mumba
launched the choir’s first CD, ‘Made to be as One’, describing it as
“brilliant”. The choir was voted ‘Best Soul Music’ by the Dubliner Magazine in
2005. The Irish Times described the Discovery Gospel Choir as “exuberant”,
“exhilarating” and “inspiring” and following a visit to St George and
St Thomas’ Church, Archbishop Desmond
Tutu said that the choir was “fantastic”.
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