Oladipo Sisters to perform at gospel benefit concert
By Canton CitizenCanton residents and singers Oladunni and Olayeni Oladipo will perform during Whittier Street Health Center’s 12th annual “Saving the Health of the Community International Gospel Concert” on Saturday, November 22, from 7-9 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston.
Olayeni and Oladunni Oladipo
Governor Deval Patrick and Debra Miller, vice president of external affairs for the NH Community Loan Fund and Whittier’s board chair, will be honored during the event for their civic involvement and commitment to improving the quality of life for Boston’s disadvantaged citizens. Gospel music icon Dr. Bobby Jones, host of Black Entertainment Television’s Bobby Jones Gospel, will host the event.
The Oladipo Sisters are a young gospel recording duo who started performing together in 2009. The sisters, Oladunni, 16, and Olayeni, 14, perform original gospel, inspirational, and patriotic songs. This marks their sixth appearance at the Whittier Street International Gospel Concert. Many of their cover songs, spanning different music genres, have been released on YouTube. Their debut album, The Mighty One (2011), an original contemporary gospel album, was released to critical acclaim. This was followed by the release of an original patriotic song called “A Song for America” (2012), which had its world premiere with the Boston Pops in June 2013. Their new single, “Trade It All In” (2014), was recently released.
In July 2013, the Oladipo Sisters were invited to host and present their own original show on RootsRadiolove.com called “Oladipo Sisters’ Playlist,” which airs every Saturday to national and international audiences. To learn more about the Oladipo Sisters, visit oladiposisters.com and oladunnioladipo.com.
Tickets for the upcoming benefit concert are $20 for general seating, $30 for premium seating, and $75 for VIP admission, which will include entrance to the VIP reception at the Hilton Back Bay with Dr. Bobby Jones and honorees Governor Patrick and Debra Miller (5-7 p.m.), plus premium seating at the concert. Tickets may be purchased at Whittier Street Health Center, 1290 Tremont Street in Roxbury, online at wshcgospelconcert.brownpapertickets.com, or by contacting Whittier’s Marketing & Development office at 617-989-3071. All proceeds benefit Whittier Street Health Center.
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on Nov 13 2014. Filed under News.
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