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CECE Winans’ World Tour, which will see her perform in Harare next month, opened in Longueuil, Canada, last night, setting the tone for a marathon chain of shows which will end in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in March next year.
The SEVENTEEN-TIME Grammy Awards winner, who is the world’s most decorated and best selling female gospel artist, is set to perform in Harare on August 16 at the Celebration Centre.
She will come exactly a month after her fellow American gospel artist, Travis Greene, performs at the same venue tomorrow.
Travs, who calls Zimbabwe his second home, is on a World Tour.
He is known for his powerful blend of contemporary worship and urban gospel music.
His arrival is going to set the tempo for what appears to be a grand invasion of the local musical scene by international artists as winter begins to make way for spring with summer to follow.
For the gospel music fans it’s as good as it can ever get.
Because, in this genre, nothing gets bigger than a date with Cece Winans.
The American gospel queen’s 17 Grammy Awards are the most such accolades ever won by a female gospel singer and she has also won 31 GMA Dove Awards, 16 Stellar Awards, Seven NAACP Awards and four Billboard Music Awards.
She was a close friend of Whitney Houston and performed at the superstar’s funeral.
She will perform in Harare as part of her World Tour which opened yesterday Cece Winans has been inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
She is set to perform on August 26.
The Sunshine City will be just one of five African cities where the legendary Cece Winans will perform during her World Tour.
The other cities are Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kampala in Uganda and Nairobi in Kenya.
Her World Tour, which has already seen some of her concerts being sold out long before she arrives for the shows, will take her across the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Kingston in Jamaica and will come to a close in Nashville, the city where she lives with her husband.
Cece Winans is celebrated around the world as one of the greatest female gospel musicians of all-time.
“The best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time, CeCe Winans has long since cemented her status as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in modern music history,” noted BetterTogether.tv.” The legendary singer’s ‘Goodness of God’ single from her first live recording, ‘Believe For It’ has garnered over 67 million streams and over 450 million video views.
“Her mantel today holds a staggering 15 GRAMMY Awards, 22 Dove Awards, and 15 Stellar Awards. She’s been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Nashville Music City Walk of Fame.
“In addition (she has been) named a Trailblazer of Soul by BMI and garnering multiple NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Awards, Essence Awards, and more.
“She’s sold millions of albums in the US, topping the Gospel charts repeatedly while crossing over with smashes like ‘Count on Me,’ her stunning duet with Whitney Houston from the multi-platinum ‘Waiting to Exhale’ soundtrack, which sold two million copies and cracked the Top 10 on the Pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts.
“She touched millions more with inspirational performances everywhere from churches around the world to The White House.”
Her tour of Harare is being organised by Events by GEC.
Pastor Lincolyn Kapswara of Events by GEC said: “On the 26th of August 2025, at the Celebration Centre, we will be hosting a woman who needs no introduction.
“She is one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in modern music history. She is a best seller and has accumulated 17 Grammys, 31 Dove Awards, 16 Stellar Awards, and much more!
“She is a pioneer, passionate worshipper, devout Christian and Pastors Nashville Life Church together with her husband Alvin Love. “Celebrate Mother’s Day with an incredible gift of worship!
“With a mix of international star power and homegrown talent, the Omemma Tour is poised to be one of Zimbabwe’s most uplifting gospel events of the year.”
