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JAZZ & AFRICAN MUSIC NIGHTS
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Rendezvous 3, 17 & 24 February @ 20h00
3 February -Selaelo Selota
SELAELO Selota was born and grew up in a rural village in the northern region of South Africa near Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg) where he was greatly inspired by the traditional musical practices that were around him. On completing high school, and not having financial resources to further his studies, he found employment in gold mining. Working in the mines and living amongst the migrant workers, he was exposed to the traditional songs and dances from many other Southern African tribal groups. After three years, he left the mines and went to Johannesburg in search of new directions in life.
Zarcia Zacheus
Zarcia was a featured artist at the Summer Blues and Jazz Weekend “Ladies in Jazz” hosted by The Joburg Promusica Theatre (2009 & 2011) and has since gone on to do various performances as a soloist. In 2009, she won 2nd place in the MTN City Festival Awards in the Music category and has won the Elizabeth Conell vocal prize in 2010. In 2011 she was one of 6 finalists in the SAMRO overseas Scholarship Competition. She has completed a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the University of Witwatersrand, majoring in both Jazz Performance and Composition where she studied with Jonathan Crossley, Edith Klug and Dr. Carlo Mombelli. Other than performance, Zarcia enjoys teaching (voice and theory), does sound design for various animation and film projects.
17 February - Malatji
The Limpopo born MALATJI, affectionately known, by some as The Prince has since the release of his album “The First Prince” become the new and true world musician by introducing a new and hard to define sound. The album is Afro-Jazz in part, but nothing like the plethora of releases that crowd this genre, it also infuses traditional elements influenced by his Khilobedu roots. After working with Don Laka in his first professional recording as part of the group Labantu, the piano playing Malatji soon went under the mentorship of jazz great Selaelo Selota and released his debut album in 2008, the album was immediately nominated in the 2008 METRO Fm awards for Best Jazz Album. Currently Malatji is working on his latest album titled, The Royal Offering and assures fans to expect a musical royal treatment when it is released in early 2012.
Portia Sibiya
Portia Bass Sibiya was born in Daveyton and moved to joburg in 2003 with the hopes of studying IT then met some musicians and got an opportunity to sing in that band in 2004 in Newtown but then she always heard this BASS Sound and it haunted her she took a decision one day and decided to study music, specifically a bass guitar in 2005. She has since fallen in love with the instrument. Just within a year studying bass guitar she was approached by an all girl band called “Basadi women of jazz” then took a deal to perform with them in Sweden, Viena, Warsaw, Slovakia, Slovania etc. She then decided to form her own band “Colours of Afrika” “with a lady who plays saxophone she met at the Music Academy of Gauteng. Through that band they got an opportunity to perform for Oprah Winfrey in 2006. Portia now performs solo whilst also been a member of the legendary group STIMELA and also collaborating with other musicians and doing studio work.
24 February - Barney Rachabane
Barney Rachabane was one of the few musicians to remain active during the decline of South African jazz, in the 1970s and ‘80s. In addition to leading his own group, Rachabane collaborated on a series of Technobush recordings with Hugh Masakela and recorded and toured with Paul Simon. Rachabane has been at the forefront of South African jazz since the 1960s when he performed in several bands with drummer Early Mabuza and recorded with jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim.
Abbey Cindi
Abbey Cindi was born on the 15th October 1938 from a family of musicians including parents. His father a tap dancer, conductor and singer inspired him mostly. At primary school he already had on and off vocal groups. The last vocal group he had put together was the “Lullaby Lenders” based at the Mamelodi Community Hall, after meeting Dr Phillip Tabane who was already a good guitarist and was the only backing instrumentalist in the outfit in the year 1960. After doing matric in Lady Selborne High School Pretoria in 1961, he went to study music at the Old Dorkay House in Johannesburg, where they were doing correspondence with the Trinity College of London. After completing Grade III he went on his own learning and mastering the flute, Harmonica and Pennywhistle and also vocals.
Ticket Prices: R80@ Computicket & R100 @ door |
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