(Simthandile Mtolo)
The
Centre for Jazz and Popular Music will present dynamic vocalist Simthandile
Mtolo on July 26 2017.
This
jazz and soul songstress is a performing and visual artist who carries over a
decade of experience in the creative and entertainment industry. She has
performed in a number of major musicals and theatre productions, and has
groomed her gift in music through jazz on major platforms around South Africa.
In 2015,
Mtolo won the title for East Coast Radio's #BeTheBand 2015 competition, and
continues to grow in the world of corporate entertainment. Her recent projects
include The Township Jazz Society. It is an intimate pop-up music production
which tours the townships within the province of KwaZulu-Natal, featuring local
acts performing a variety of South African jazz types, for an appreciating
local audience; rich with information and connection to genuine South African
jazz.
Her
influences include Simphiwe Dana, Esperanza Spalding, Erica Badu as well as
Whitney Houston, Jill Scott, Gregory Porter, Maleh, Lalah Hathaway, and
Siphokazi.
Mtolo will
be joined by Obakeng Thamage on piano, Nkululeko Freeman Gumede on bass, and
Lesedi Tlholoe on drums.
The show
takes place at the Centre for Jazz and Popular music (CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone
Building at UKZN Howard College Campus on July 26. Doors open at 17h30, show
starts at 18h00. General admission R70 (R45 pensioners, R20 students). For more
information contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za
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