Thandiswa Mazwai & Invité Spécial Kunle – 16 Nov 2024
Koerner Hall en association avec la Batuki Music Society présente la sensation sud-africaine Thandiswa Mazwai et l’invitée spéciale Kunle. « La plus belle chanteuse contemporaine de l’Afrique du Sud » (The Guardian) Thandiswa Mazwai apporte sa musique électrisante à Koerner Hall. L’auteur-compositeur-interprète canadien nigérian basé à Toronto, Kunle, ouvre la soirée. Ceci est le 1 340e concert à Koerner Hall.
DATE: samedi 16 novembre 2024
HEURE: 20h
LIEU: Koerner Hall, 273 rue Bloor ouest, Toronto
BILLETS: à partir de 45 $ sur rcmusic.com, 416.408.0208 ou en personne au Weston Family Box Office.
Utilisez le code Mazwai20 pour 20% de réduction sur les billets
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Expire le jour avant du concert à 18 h
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Thandiswa has been one of the most influential post-Apartheid singers in South Africa. She began her career in 1996 with music groups Jack Knife and Bongo Maffin, one of the pioneering bands of the dance music genre Kwaito. After six award-winning albums with Bongo Maffin, she ventured onto a solo career.
Her first solo project, Zabalaza (2004), reached double platinum status and won numerous awards, including a Kora award for Best African Female and four South African Music Awards. Her critically acclaimed sophomoric release Ibokwe (2009) and third album, a jazz reinterpretation of South African classics, Belede (2016), reached gold status within a few weeks of release. Her compositions include traditional Xhosa music, mbaqanga, funk, jazz, and reggae. Sankofa (2024), her fourth release, was recorded in Johannesburg, Dakar, and New York, and combines archival Xhosa samples, jazz, and west African music. It includes songs produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, Chris Bruce, Nduduzo Makhathini, and Thandiswa.
Known for her electrifying performances, Thandiswa has performed all over the world at venues including the Tiny Desk Concert, Apollo Theatre, The Lincoln Centre, The Cannes Film Festival, Africa Express, BBC World Music Awards, TED, Afropunk, and Carnegie Hall Citywide Festival, among others. She has collaborated with artists such as Hugh Masekela, Meshell Ndegeocello (including on her 2024 Grammy Award-winning album), Fatoumata Diawara, Somi, and DJ Black Coffee.
An award-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, Kunle’s folk and soul music bridges contemporary styles with roots in West African rhythms and stories. Nigerian-born and currently based in Toronto, Kunle combines his rich vocals, guitar tapping, harmonica, and talking drum to take audiences into what he terms “music with no boundaries.”
Over the past three years, Kunle has experienced a transformative journey, evolving into a versatile producer, composer, and performer. From enthralling showcases on the stages of prestigious festivals throughout North America, Africa, and Europe to making a notable debut on theatre stages, including the Stratford Festival, Kunle embodies the philosophy that creative expression is not just a performance but a way of life.
Both Thandiswa Mazwai and Kunle are making their Royal Conservatory debuts. Additionally, this is Thandiswa Mazwai’s Toronto debut.