(Ben
Harper)
Grammy-Award winning,
multi-platinum-selling artists Ben Harper and his band are coming to South
Africa in June 2019 to headline at the Zakifo Music Festival on June 1, 2019, at
the Durban Botanic Gardens.
He will be performing alongside Aṣa
(Nigeria/France), Beatenberg, Maia & the Big Sky (Kenya), Red Robyn and
lindigo (Réunion)
The fifth annual Zakifo Music Festival hits
Durban’s shores over two consecutive weekends from May 24 until June 2 with a
series of intimate pop-up bespoke concerts in venues around Durban. The
festival will take place at Durban’s Botanic Gardens, The Werehouse, The
Winston and Origin Nightclub, with workshops and industry events taking place
during the week at Curiocity Hotel in the CBD. Zakifo offers a wide-ranging line-up
of cutting-edge musicians from across the world with a focus on the African
Diaspora.
The genre-blending, singer, songwriter and
guitarist plays an eclectic mix of folk, blues, hard rock, country, jazz and
reggae. Growing up in a musical family, he quickly developed his craft as a
singer-songwriter and guitarist, played his first gig at the age of 12 and by
his early 20s performed live with iconic bluesman Taj Mahal.
Beginning with his 1994 debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, Harper
released a string of eight studio albums over a decade and a half. This
extraordinary run, featuring contributions from the Innocent Criminals
established him as a singularly powerful songwriter and performer with range
across multiple genres and an unmatched ability to blend the personal and
political.
The accolades poured in - Rolling Stone
hailed his "jewels of unique and exquisitely tender rock & roll,”
while Entertainment Weekly praised his "casual profundity," and
Billboard said his music "reminds us of the power and beauty of
simplicity."
Massive, international sold-out tours, Top
10 debuts in the US, Gold and Platinum certifications overseas, and a slew of
TV appearances cemented Harper and the band's status as genuine global stars.
Gates open at 15h30 and tickets from R350 are
available from https://www.howler.co.za/zakifo1june
(Harper’s
tour takes him to Cape Town on June 4 at GrandWest. He will wrap up his South
African tour in Pretoria on 6 June at Sun Arena Time Square.)
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