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Saturday, March 12, 2022

NDEN FOR HEADROOM

(David Smith & Thulile Zama)

N’den, a musical duo consisting of vocalist Thulile Zama and pianist David Smith will perform at The Headroom studio, 21 Bridlington Road, Seaview, Durban, on March 19, 2022, at 14h30 for 15h00.

The duo met in the early 2000s while studying music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Their humble musical beginning as a duo started with playing gigs in different restaurants and corporate scene.

Smith has always had an undoubted passion for music, and was a member of a very successful Jazz/Hip Hop band, Big Idea, that made waves throughout the country. 

Zama distinguished by her dazzling voice, is the lead vocalist of the successful all-female contemporary jazz band Heels Over Head (best contemporary jazz nominees SAMA - 2011), (Yamaha Young Artist winners 2010). This versatile vocalist is well-known in the jazz circuit and a well-loved vocalist in Durban. Her talents have taken her to Hamburg and Berlin, Germany and New Orleans, USA.

Together they are part of the Tributes to Mama Africa / Sophiatown band since 2017. In the last few years, the duet has been composing original music and covering some of their favourite songs for their Youtube channel and social media pages. Look forward to an afternoon of mostly their memorable compositions, including their well-loved debut single Coffee in the morning released on April 9, 2021, and a few covers/ standards that have helped shape their 19-year journey.

Entrance R200 includes meal prepared by Chef Conrad Coetzee.

For more information visit ndenmusic.co.za or link on out Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eMn6dxoGpxt3gueADcgKA