South Africa's Simphiwe Dana is among eight world-class acts to have been added to the 19th Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) line-up, which takes place on March 23 and 24 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Eye-catching imagery may project a fragility and beauty specific to this global chart-topper, but its Dana's unique, signature sound, mixed with jazzy Afro-soul and traditional music, that confirms her status as a phenomenal artist.
CTIJF festival director Billy Domingo said: “Great thought has been given to the nuances of the greater jazz form in this year's line-up. This is reflected in the variety of the acts that will entertain this year's festinos.
“I am delighted that our steadfast festival-goers, as well as those attending for
the first time, have such a wealth of talent from which to create their personal musical experiences and
we look forward to sharing these moments with our audience.”
The CTIJF 2018's second artist announcement include:
* Incognito’s (UK) undying love for funky jazz turned acid jazz repertoire into epic anthems;
* Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (US) has contributed to over 500 recordings and scores with notable musicians such as Ray Charles, Flying Lotus,
Dr Dre, Mary J Blige and Bilal;
* Radiating South African heritage sounds and universal jazz influences, Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane explores the repertoires of Bheki Mseleku, Andile Yenana and Moses Molelekwa, along with his Zulu-styled blues and neo-soul, swing-bop and hip-hop inflections;
* More artists and musicians include Manny Walters (SA), The Surge (SA/Russia/Slovakia/Morocco/US/ Kyrgyzstan), performing artist N8N (Belgium), and The Liberation Project (SA): part of a broader Liberation Project driven from SA, which features musicians who've joined forces to celebrate their liberation struggles from different corners of the world.
Day passes are still available at Computicket at R750 per person per day.
Corporate hospitality packages are available for the festival.
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