(Nduduzo Makhathini)
In association with Concerts SA,
iSupport Music Business and Rainbow Restaurant present three KwaZulu-Natal
concerts of pianist Nduduzo Makhathini.
Makhathini and his band will visit
Luthuli Museum in Groutville, Seaman’s Corner in Hammarsdale and Rainbow
Restaurant in Pinetown.
Growing up in the small town
uMgungundlovu near Pietermaritzburg, Makhathini was surrounded by music as a
child. Coming from a very musical family - his mother was a pianist and his
father a guitarist - he was exposed to a range of music including traditional
Zulu music. He recalls turning the knob on the radio until it reached the end,
where he would listen to Indian music. He was part of the choir at school and
would sing at church. It was only after High School that he started to study
jazz piano. “I reached a point where my voice limited me from expressing the
music, and that’s when I focused on the piano.’’
He feels his career has developed in
what he describes as `an organic process', starting with his upbringing and the
influence of his mother as his first piano teacher. “Over the years, I have
learnt that if you submit yourself to the music or whatever your dream is,
mother-nature has a way of taking care of the rest,” he says.
Nduduzo Makhathini has released six
albums: Sketches of Tomorrow, Mother
Tongue (nominated for best jazz album at the 2015 SAMA's), Listening To The Ground (nominated for
best urban jazz album at MMA’s 2016 and Best Jazz Album SAMA 2016), Matunda Ya Kwanza, Icilongo-The African
Peace Suite and Inner Dimensions.
On stage in KwaZulu-Natal the pianist
will be joined by Justin Bellairs on alto sax, Siyanda Zulu on trumpet, Stanley
Matlou on drums and Dalisu Ndlazi on double bass.
These performances by Nduduzo
Makhathini are part of the Concerts SA Venue Circuit which aims to grow a love
and support for live music in South African communities, as well as anchor
small and medium sized venues in urban and rural Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and
the Western Cape.
Concerts SA is a joint South
African/Norwegian live music development project housed within the SAMRO
Foundation. Concerts SA receives financial, administrative and technical
support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SAMRO, the SAMRO
Foundation and Concerts Norway. Working with musicians, promoters, venue owners
and audiences, and providing support to the sector through research and skills
development for music professionals, the project aims to build a vibrant and
viable live music circuit in southern Africa. It also aims to develop an
interest in and appreciation of live music by showcasing music performances and
conducting workshops at schools.
November 4: Doors open at 18h00. Groutville
– Luthuli Museum Address: 3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street, Groutville (Part of
the Annual Luthuli Lecture pre-celebrations) Free entrance. *
November 5– doors open at 18h00. Seaman’s
Corner, C568 Dimba Road, Unit 3, Hammarsdale. Entrance R40 - tickets at the
door
November 6– doors at
13h00. Rainbow Restaurant, 23 Stanfield Lane, Pinetown. Tickets R100 booked
through webtickets.co.za or on 083 463 8044.
(*On November
4 at the Luthuli Museum in Groutville, Makhathini and his band will also give a
performance workshop to scholars from the Ilembe District.)
For more information visit http://concertssa.co.za, follow
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