(Lindi Ngonelo. Pic by Lindo Mbhele)
Pianist Lindi Ngonelo promises to create
beautiful memories as she tours in KwaZulu-Natal.
In association with Concerts SA, Seaman’s
Corner, Artizen Lounge, Luthuli Museum and iSupport Music Business will host
pianist and composer Lindi Ngonelo for a series of concerts in KwaZulu Natal.
She will be performing with her band in Hammarsdale on December 29, 2018, in
KwaMashu on December 30, 2018, and in Groutville on January 4, 2019.
“I am excited to perform at home after a long
time. I have a lot in store for the audience and promise for each concert to be
special and to create beautiful memories.” says Ngonelo.
For this concert series, Ngonelo heads up her
own quintet featuring seasoned players Freeman Gumede on bass guitar, Mxolisi
Mdlalose on saxophone, Siyanda Zulu on trumpet and Sbu Zondi on drums. The
audience can experience her keen and avid love for composing and arranging.
Ngonelo holds a Bachelor of Practical Music Degree
from the University of KwaZulu-Natal as well as a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from
the University of Pretoria. She is currently a music teacher at the East Rand
School of the Arts situated in Benoni. She was a music lecturer at the
University of KwaZulu-Natal between 2012 and 2013. Her performance background
spans over many years and in a variety of genres of music including jazz,
Afro-pop, gospel, funk and hip-hop. Her experience includes being pianist for
household names such as Heels over Head, Tu Nokwe, Swazi Dlamini, Nomsa Mazwai
and Brenda Mntambo.
Also on stage at Artizen in KwaMashu on December
30 will be Phili Faya and her band. Faya is a recording artist and a song
writer who sings pop, afro-pop and deep afro-soul music.
Events Listing:
December 29, 2018 at 19h00: Seaman’s Corner, Unit
3, Hammarsdale. Tickets R30 at the door
December 30, 2018 from 17h00 until late: Artizen
Lounge, KwaMashu. Tickets R100 at the door // R250 including cooler box
January 4, 2019, at 18h00: Luthuli Museum, Groutville.
Free entrance
These concerts is part of the Concerts SA Venue
Circuit that aims to foster a love and support for live music in our
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.
For more information please visit http://concertssa.co.za,
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