(Tutu Puoane)
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music proudly presents International-based SA jazz musician Tutu Puoane who will perform her album Wrapped in Rhythm on Wednesday August 6, 2025, at 17h30.
The Pretoria-born artist Puoane will embark on a nationwide tour across stages in major cities in the country. The Durban concert will be a duet together with Belgian pianist Ewout Pierreux, who is also her partner in life.
For just under a decade, South African singer Tutu Puoane walked around with the poetry collection In A Ribbon Of Rhythm by her compatriot Lebogang Mashile under her arm. Mashile’s poems made a deep impression on her, and every time she read them, she heard music. She wrote a slew of new songs based on some of her favourites from Mashile's collection. The result is an original and glowing repertoire, sounding like her own mix of singer-songwriting, jazz and soul.
This music forms the basis for legendary American musician/bassist/producer Larry Klein who produced the likes of Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, Thomas Dybdahl, Herbie Hancock etc. The open and loose structures of the repertoire allow for a free, improvised and communicative approach to the music when performed live. Those who have already experienced her on stage know that this is the ideal context for Puoane at her best.
The concert takes place at the UKZN, Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on August 6, 2025. Doors open at 17h00, music starts at 17h30.
Tickets available online: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1567747030
If they do not sell out, there will be available for cash at the door: R120, R90 for pensioners, R60 for students
The Centre for Jazz is located at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Dennis Shepstone Building, Level 2.
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