(Tsholofelo Mapisa)
On November 26, The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music will
present Reflections by Tsholofelo
Mapisa.
Tsholofelo Mapisa is a young singer-songwriter from
Johannesburg and Empangeni. She is currently based in Durban and studying at
the University of KwaZulu-Natal, doing her honours degree in popular music. She
is also part of a duo called MOE for Music Over Everything who, among other
things, have opened for SAMA-nominated all female jazz band Heels Over Head at the
KZNSA Gallery.
Mapisa started playing the guitar at 15 and began singing at
about 18 and has since developed her sound. She is largely influenced by the
alternative/urban r&b soundscape, hip hop, jazz, indie/folk, pop-soul, etc
while some of her sonic inspirations include Maxwell, Robert Glasper, Lianne La
Havas, Lauryn Hill, Adele, Miguel, Frank Ocean, the list goes on. Because of
the vastness of this soundscape, Tsholo has worked tirelessly towards creating
music just as broad, just as honest and just as authentic as her innermost
being. For her, music is escapism, its passion, its magic , a form of
teleportation and for most musicians alike, it’s all she's ever had. Her music
is a reflection of who she was, who she is and who she is yet to become. It’s a
way of life that one day she hopes the rest of the world will relate to.
Join Tsholofelo Mapisa accompanied by Sivumintando Mdamba
(drums), Senzo Mdamba (bass), Sanele Phakathi (piano), Nick Pitman (guitar) and
Menzi Mkhize (percussion) as she debuts her solo show.
Reflections takes
place on November 26 at 18h00 at The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM)
Level 2, Shepstone Building, UKZN Howard College Campus. Entry R50 (R30 pensioners
and R15 students). For more information contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Za-mat1@ukzn.ac.za or visit http://music.ukzn.ac.za/concerts/CJPMTrios.aspx
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