The London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC) is a British contemporary gospel choir and performance group that has toured internationally. The choir fuses gospel music with multiple genres, including pop, soul, jazz, R&B, and classical music. It was founded in 1982 and has performed with artists including Justin Timberlake, Madonna, The Gorillaz, and Kylie Minogue.
Initially, the choir was formed for a single concert, performed by a 120-voice choir before an audience of over a thousand people. This event gave rise to a permanent choir, which went on to perform internationally for over 25 years.
The success of the first concert led to requests for the choir to appear on television, radio and at various corporate functions across the United Kingdom and Europe. The choir debuted on television with a performance on Channel Four's Black on Black. In December 2003, The Guardian described the choir as "controversial, professional, energetic, inspiring, and spirit-filled!"[1]
The choir is known for its funk-flavoured gospel, swing-beat, rhythm and blues, traditional, and soulful arrangements.
The Edge of LCGC, a branch of the choir, released a limited-edition album, Keep Moving, as part of their yearly five-night residency at London's Jazz Café. The full version was released in Spring 2008.
In 2009, the choir recorded a single named "I Got Soul" in support of the charity War Child. In October 2009, this single reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart, making it the London Community Gospel Choir's first top ten hit.
Live at Abbey Road: 21st Anniversary Concert (2003)
Keep Moving (Limited Edition) (2007)
Glorious (2010)
The Best of LCGC: Celebrating 30 Years (2012)
Peace This Christmas (2014)
Bibliography
Bazil Meade, with Jan Greenough, A Boy, a Journey, a Dream: The Story of Bazil Meade and the London Community Gospel Choir. London: Monarch Books, 2011.
