WOMEN IN CONCERT

The Playhouse Company celebrates SA Women’s Arts Festival 2022.

Women in Concert, the Festival’s glitzy Gala event, takes place in the Playhouse Drama Theatre on Friday August 12 at 18h00.  Directed by Ralph Lawson, this will feature a powerhouse line-up of leading artists, including Ami Faku, Xolile Mncwango, Berry Trytsman, and Xolisa Dlamini with Poetry by Siphokazi Jonas, and Thando Fuze… with MC Stacey Norman in the presenter’s seat.

Ami Faku is fast making a name for herself with her Afro-soul music. The Port-Elisabeth-born singer-songwriter first appeared in The Voice South Africa (2017). Her first single Ndikhethe Wena, earned her a collaboration with De Mogul SA. She worked with the Afro House Deejay and Producer on the song Ungowam. More and more doors opened to the celebrity, and she even worked with Sanele Sithole better known as Sun-El Musician on Into Ingawe, her song. One of her singles, Uwrong made it to gold status on the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). Faku has dropped several hit songs including Into Ngawe and Imali. She combines Afro-soul style with today’s pop music giving birth to a piece of modern Afro-soul music.

Xolly Mncwango was born in KwaZulu-Natal and is a hot new talent among contemporary gospel musicians. She has worked alongside the likes of Benjamin Dube, Xoli Thabethe and Ayanda Ntanzi and Joyous Celebration. She recently won a Crown Gospel Award 2021. Mncwango’s single, Yebo Nkosi is the third release from her album following Healing Power and Ungukuphila. This gifted young artist has been noted by talent scouts as a star in the making.

Berry Trytsman was announced as one top 16 of the Idols SA season 17. The 32-year-old Capetonian wowed the Judges and audiences with her new isiZulu single, Ungowami. She has gone on to write her own music and has performed in various music festivals in South Africa. Clearly another bright new talent in our creative firmament.

Tickets are R100 per person booked through WebTickets.