Joyous Celebration 3: Live from the Market Theatre (1998)

 - Group: Joyous Celebration

- Album: Joyous Celebration 2 Live at Christian Centre

- Year: 1998

- Label: Sony

- Mark: 3,7 / 7,0

Hello God Bless You brothers and sisters in Christ. I will talk about the third and second live album from Joyous Celebration. The name of this album is "Joyous Celebration 3 Live at The Market Theatre". It was recorded live at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South África, with 120 people that were part of a moment of praise and worship. The album was recorded live in 1998 but it was released in 1999. 

Details:

- The Market Place is a small theatre located on Johannesburg, South Africa. 

- This is the only album where was registered the fewest quantity of people attending to a Joyous Celebration live recording (120 people) . The most quantity of people was on Joyous 20 recorded live at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban with 60.000 people.

- In contrast with Joyous Celebration 2, Vuyo Mokoena did not participated in Joyous 3.

- This album has some new songs but too it has hymns recorded, such as Blessed Assurance (written by Fanny Crosby), Nothing but the blood (Written by Robert Lowry) as cover of songs or hymns that made impact through christian and gospel music in South África. 

- The album does not have video version but in the front and back cover there are photos from the Live Recording. The stage has not so much details. Only one or more white concert lights that illuminated the stage. The choir was simple too. 

- Jabu Hlongwane participated with the song "Noh Noh, Sebehlala Bejabula" ("Noh Noh, those who are glad")

Advantages:

- The album has a good duration

- In this album there are hymns known by everyone that changed the history of christian music. 

- The album shows the photos of live recording even though there is not video version.

- Many of the songs is taken by scripture portions.

Disadvantages:

- There is not video version of this album

- I think that Joyous Celebration made a bad choice to record this album in a small place. On year 1998 the JC choir was known with only the second album (live in durban) and therefore for me is a bad choice that Joyous decided to record an album in a small place.

List of songs:

1. Thixo Bawo

2. Siliwelile (We have crossed)

3. I love You

4. Entabeni Ekude (Walk in Jerusalem)

5. Margaret Worship (Opening song)

6. Lord i can feel

7. Glory! Nothing but the Blood

8. Noh Noh Sebehlala Bejabula (Noh Noh Those who are glad)

9. Blessed Assurance

10. Glory interlude

11. Change has come

12. Organ Worship

13. Somlandela (We will follow Him)

14. Hamba Evangeli (Go to the Gospel)