The New Year gospel concert

A gospel concert has become something of a Christmas 'classic' in Palma.

In recent years, the Alabama Gospel Choir has performed in Palma at this time of the year.

A choir which consisted of twenty artists who captured the history of Gospel through a journey to the roots of this music in spirituals of the nineteenth century and to protest songs and marches for freedom, the Alabama choir has since handed the baton to the Mississippi Gospel Choir.

Also with twenty artists, the repertoire includes 'Oh Happy Day'. The songs, introducing funk and blues elements, convey messages of peace and solidarity, very much in keeping with the sentiments of the season.