(Josie
Matabola)
In association with Concerts SA and
Seaman’s Corner, iSupport Music Business brings you vocalist Josie Matabola for
a concert in Hammarsdale. She will be performing with her band at Seaman’s
Corner on January 26, 2019.
The music project by jazz vocalist Matabola
is a collection of original and inspirational songs in Tswana, Isizulu South African
languages and also covers some of her favourite artists. It offers fusions of
South African jazz and American jazz. The project consists of rhythm section
and voice to create an evocative sound, most of her songs are about her life
and the people around her: “My composition Mme
Le ntate is dedicated to my parents and I will also perform a song titled Lerato that I composed after the
xenophobic attacks,” says Matabola.
For this concert series she heads up her
own band featuring seasoned players Sanele Phakathi on keys, Dalisu Ndlazi on
bass guitar and Sbu Zondi on drums.
Blooming artist Matabola is a deep-rooted
rising jazz vocalist from Pretoria, with an alternatively defined sound to her
music. She acquired her expertise at MC Art at The South African State Theatre
and later moved to Vusi Mahlasela Music Academy. She is currently studying Jazz
at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Currently looking to break barriers and
advance her brand, she is working on building a reputable image through her
music and possessing a number of tracks to her name, that she anticipates to
serve to the public. Matabola is carrying out her music just as she has always
wanted as it is a culmination of where she's been and where she's going, and
one that is sure going to win her notoriety that is demanded by the depth and
quality of her songs.
Matabola’s performance takes place on January
26, 2019, at Seaman’s Corner, Unit 3, Hammarsdale. Doors open at 19h00 and
tickets R30 available at the door.
This
concert 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. 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.
For
more information visit http://concertssa.co.za, follow @ConcertsSA on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/ConcertsSA or like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/ConcertsSA.
Posts
