(Tantu
Nada: Dave Starke & Nishalin Pillay)
The Knoll Guesthouse & Backpackers in
Hilton hosts the regular Music in The Hills event tonight (September 25). The
evening’s main group is Tantu Nada who perform at 21h00.
Tantu Nada is an acoustic world/fusion duo
comprising Dave Starke (guitar and vocals) and Nish Pillay (tabla and
percussion). They create a unique East-meets-West eclectic sound.
Drawing on various genres including Jazz,
Latin, Reggae, Rock and Pop and blending them with the rhythms of the Indian
subcontinent, they create a stylish musical pairing that manages to feel
familiar and yet still fresh and exciting.
Starke is an accomplished entertainer with
over 20 years’ experience in the music industry. He has performed at The
National Arts Festival, The Hilton Arts Festival and White Mountain Music
Festival. In 2017, he was a contestant in the first season of The Voice South Africa.
Pillay studied percussion in both South
Africa and India and has performed with many of South Africa’s finest musicians
both live and in the studio. He was a contestant on the 2017 season of SA’s Got Talent and his festival
appearances include Splashy Fen, White Mountain Music Festival, The National
Arts Festival and The Michaelhouse Festival of Music.
Their partnership dates back to 2017 when
they first started performing together across KwaZulu-Natal, and since then
their repertoire has grown and developed to include music from a wide range of
eras and genres. Watch them on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYNqxqyPZxQ
Fishwives will perform before Tantu Nada at
20h00. They were born out of late-night, side-street jam sessions during the
National Arts Festival, 2013. Consisting of Celery Burger, Lizzie-Lou Gaisford
and Strato Copteros, they have performed on festival stages across the country
and been noted for bringing a highly unique flavour to the current South
African scene. Songs flow seamlessly from a low tide of alternative folk to a
high of progressive rock, with iconic vocal harmony, intricate instrumentation
and narrative lyrics all present across this shore. Subject matter is both
wickedly dark and wittily light; rabbit-holes of homegrown nostalgia, local
superstition, soured suburban bliss and revenge in all its satisfaction. They
have recently released their debut album, Algae,
which has thus far been described as echoing an entire 70's record collection
without trying to reproduce what was. Watch them on YouTube at https://soundcloud.com/the-fishwives-452294598
The first group of the evening – at 19h00
will be The Freewheelers. This is a five-piece band from Zululand with an
eclectic sound. Join them on a musical journey that will whisk you to outer
space before drawing you back to the heart of the African savannah. Take a trip
with them to the heel-tapping, hat-tipping land of folk, before gliding your
way through the smoke-filled halls of blues. Crossing the Tugela for the first
time as a band, they come armed with a pelaton of instruments, covering big
standards, a few edgy mash-ups and even a sample of their home-grown tunes. So,
let go of the handlebars and freewheel along the road with this diverse group
of musical legends. Members include Johan Gerber (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Dave
Squires (bass guitar, vocals); Barbara Owen (violin); Vicky Erasmus (keyboard,
cello, accordion, backing vocals) and Craig Wilkinson (saxophone).
Music in the Hills takes place at The Knoll
Guesthouse & Backpackers at 1 Knoll Drive, Hilton. For more information
contact Charles Webster on 082 331 7271.
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