(Tumelo Khoza)Rappers Abdus, Champ, Manelis, Ntsika and Skye Wanda will team up with poets Dashen Naicker, Siya Sikhakane and Tumelo Khoza to travel to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown for several performances from June 29 until July 3. The eight artists, who are successful and steadily growing in their own disciplines, decided to team up to represent Durban street culture at the festival.
This show has it all, from the sultry Zulu rap on jazz and energetic funk beats by Manelis, to the catchy and soulful sounds of Ntsika, the raw Hype Mag Award-winning lyricism of Abdus, set to the detailed, vibey raps of Champ. The soulful approach of Skye Wanda in rap and singing sets up a perfect runway for Siya the poet to take off. All this is interlinked by the presence of a DJ and thought-provoking poetry from Tumelo Khoza and Dashen Naicker.
This project is organized with support from Ethekwini Municipality, Department of Arts and Living Culture.
More information at e-mail: marlyn@isupportdoyou.com
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