Love and Joy
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Love and Joy Gospel Choir was formed in 1987 under the directorship of Dr Tani Omideyi. This vibrant, multi-racial choir, based at the Temple of Praise, has for many years been at the forefront of building relationships with communities locally and around the United Kingdom
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The choir has ministered at venues the length and breadth of the country, been invited overseas, appeared on television – BBC, Granada, Sky, and sung on local and national radio as well as BBC’s World Service
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The range of venues includes cathedrals, churches, castles, football stadiums, universities, St. Michael's Cave
in Gibraltar
, the Philharmonic Hall and the Liverpool Echo Arena. The events have been as varied as gospel meetings, weddings, launches, the memorial service for Princess Diana
at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
and the Summer Pops Festival at Liverpool’s Albert Dock
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The choir was heavily involved in Liverpool’s Capital of Culture
bid, wrote the music for its theme song We’ve got the go, and performed it at the House of Commons. An extended single version of the song You’ll never walk alone was released by the choir for Christmas 2002 in collaboration with the world-famous Liverpool Football Club
(the song is the club's anthem).
The choir is now engaged in further recording projects to be completed in 2006.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The choir has ministered at venues the length and breadth of the country, been invited overseas, appeared on television – BBC, Granada, Sky, and sung on local and national radio as well as BBC’s World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
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The range of venues includes cathedrals, churches, castles, football stadiums, universities, St. Michael's Cave
St. Michael's Cave
St Michael's Cave is the name given to a network of limestone caves located in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve of Gibraltar, at a height of over 300 metres above sea level...
in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
, the Philharmonic Hall and the Liverpool Echo Arena. The events have been as varied as gospel meetings, weddings, launches, the memorial service for Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of two cathedrals in the city...
and the Summer Pops Festival at Liverpool’s Albert Dock
Albert Dock
The Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood...
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The choir was heavily involved in Liverpool’s Capital of Culture
European Capital of Culture
The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by theEuropean Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension....
bid, wrote the music for its theme song We’ve got the go, and performed it at the House of Commons. An extended single version of the song You’ll never walk alone was released by the choir for Christmas 2002 in collaboration with the world-famous Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
(the song is the club's anthem).
The choir is now engaged in further recording projects to be completed in 2006.