SEQUIM — The African Children’s Choir will perform in Sequim tonight.
The young vocalists from Uganda performed familiar children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites as well as African songs and dances in Port Angeles on Sept. 16.
They will bring the concert to Sequim High School’s auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave., at 7 tonight.
Admission is by donation. Proceeds aid the choir youngsters and others in up to 35 programs aimed at educating Africa’s most vulnerable children, said choir manager Tina Sipp.
She said the concert proceeds help 1,000 to 1,500 children annually.
The African Children’s Choir’s tour started Sept. 16 and includes the West Coast and as many as 12 states along with several Canadian provinces.
The choir is also releasing a new album, “Just As I Am” — with well-known hymns performed to African rhythms.
Music for Life, the parent organization for The African Children’s Choir, works in African countries Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa.
The organization said it has educated more than 52,000 children and impacted the lives of more than 100,000 people through its relief and development programs.
Eastern Hills Community Church is hosting not only the concert but choir members as well.
Each hosting church provides lodging, Sipp said, with a chaperone and two or three children in each host home.
Families provide food and lodging, she said, so all funds raised at the concerts can go toward the organization’s programs, Sipp said.
For more about the African Children’s Choir, see www.africanchildrenschoir.com.
