Born in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on 22 March 1978, the now 28 year old Heinz Winkler – Corporate Entertainer has come a long way since he studied law at Stellenbosch University.
He burst onto South African TV screens winning the first South African M-Net Idols competition (the equivalent of American Idol) in June 2002 & a major recording contract with Sony BMG Records.
Heinz Winkler twice performed his debut single, “Once In A Lifetime” to a 500-strong live audience & millions of television viewers.
Walt Disney employed his talent to perform one of the credit songs, “Chasing Shadows” for the movie “Treasure Planet”. Success of the movie was attributed to Heinz’s performance & was a hit on the S.A market, grossing over R3 million in the first weekend.
The first radio single off this brilliantly produced, mature pop album, ‘Can’t Lose With You’ has reached #1 on many S.A radio stations. The second single off the album was a track that was co-written by Heinz.
‘Drowning Me’ performed well on national and regional stations. Both of these singles have been added onto the very popular NOW compilation albums (38 and 39 respectively).
“Come Alive” was nominated for a South African Music Award (SAMA) in April 2005 in the Best Pop Album category.
The third and fourth radio singles, ‘Only For You’ and ‘Thank You’, once again raced up the South African radio charts.
Recently Heinz Winkler was asked to support Westlife on their Greatest Hits tour to South Africa. Accompanied by his 5 piece band, Heinz rocked the cities of Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Johannesburg, playing to about 40 000 people in just 6 days!
The past few years have been an incredible learning curve and growth period for me on many levels and I have been privileged to work with the finest in the industry on both sides of the Atlantic.
The theory of clear planning whilst supported by an excellent team of people is paramount.
It was a huge step to take when I decided to put my law studies aside but I believe that I made the right decision to follow this passion for music.” he says.He’s been declared one of South Africa’s sexiest males & is included in the 2003 Cosmopolitan magazine’s Sexiest Men calendar, the photos for the calendar as well as for Heinz’s debut album prove his pin-up appeal!
Heinz Winkler has the guy next door looks, dubbed ‘Hunky Heinz’ & the formidable talent to back it up.More recently Heinz was engaged to be married to Alette de Klerk.
They are set to be married in September, following the much anticipated release of his third studio album for SonyBMG, ‘Moment of Truth’.
The first single, ‘Another Day’, has already been well received by South African radio. Penned by one of Heinz’s international collaborators, Matt Marston, the man responsible for the hit ‘Can’t lose With You’, this song is set to race up the charts again.
A lot of the material on ‘Moment of Truth’ has been influenced by recent developments in Heinz’s personal life.
With big public performances scheduled for the next few months, Heinz and his band are set to give the new material a thorough airing live. According to Heinz this is what he is looking forward to most.
Heinz Winkler released his 6th studio album in July 2013. The album titled “Jy’s Bonatuurlik” (You’re Supernatural) is his 3rd mainly Afrikaans album, and his fans love it! The album’s first single was “Vat My Hand” and was released with a beautiful music video.
The catchy yet meaningful English single, “Who You Really Are,” has also been released as a radio single. The song that seems to be grabbing people’s hearts the most, is the powerful “100 000 Gebede,” which Heinz wrote for South Africa.
Heinz Winkler first Afrikaans offering, “Ek Kan Weer In Liefde Glo,” reached platinum sales status in 2011. His album, “24/7/365,” was launched in July 2011 and reached gold status in Feb 2012! Heinz Winkler supporters are praising the latest album with hit singles like “1001 Soene”, “Jy’s Net Myne” and “Blindfolded” (co-written by American Idol winner Kris Allen), which has taken the English top 40 stations and Adult Contemporary stations by storm.
This 17 track hitlist cd also sports the huge hit, “You and I”, a duet with Charlize Berg, and the popular “sokkie” hit and title track, “24/7/365”.
The Johannesburg based private school, Curro Aurora, approached Heinz Winkler to help them set up a brand new, state of the art Performing Arts Academy on their campus. What started out as a dream around a table in 2011 and a rough sketch on an iPad, is now a reality.
Soon students will have access to this integrated, state of the art facility with dedicated music rehearsal rooms where they will be taught in voice, guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano and keyboard. This will be linked to a music studio and control room, which will be linked to a open air live venue as well as a dance studio.
This opportunity gives kids the chance to learn all the different facets and disciplines of modern music as well as foundational classical music.
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A critically-acclaimed urban-pop group, Gang of Instrumentals – Entertainers was founded in 2002.
Their innovative musical style is a mixture of street rap, hip hop, soul, pop, ragga, R&B and rock, with elements of house and kwaito.
They won the coveted ‘Best Urban Album’ in 2009 at the SAMAS (the South African Music Awards) due to their fusion of different sounds and they have high profile performances such as the Cape Town Jazz Festival, the Presidential Inauguration, Miss World, Africa Day, the Indian Cricket League under their belts.
The band member, Tumi ‘Lady Naturelle’ Masemola, Mandla N-Pimville Spokesman and ‘Bongo’ Riot Zungu also write, produce and act in ‘City Ses’la’ which is the second largest local show on TV (after Generations). ‘City Ses’la’ has had various seasons and they received 7 out of the 8 awards that they were nominate for at the SAM Film & Television Awards in 2009, making the show the most successful comedy show in South Africa.
Gang of Instrumentals – Entertainers awards include:
⦁ ‘Best Urban Album’ at the 2009 South African Music Awards (SAMA)
⦁ 2 SAFTA Golden Horns for ‘Best Soundtrack’ in a TV comedy – 2006 & 2007
⦁ 2 Channel O nominations for ‘Best Group’ & ‘Best Video’ in 2005
⦁ A SAMA nomination for ‘Record of the Year’ in 2008
⦁ ‘Band of the Year’ at the KORA Awards in 2008
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The Kicks – Conference Entertainers are an authentic 8 Piece Jazz Band taking Top 40 hits and approaching them in a swing and Jazz style.
Fronted by the phenomenal vocals of Hannah Foster and Cameron Bruce, The Kicks takes the every day pop songs we hear on the radio and approaches them with a jazz/swing feel. Simply put we take pop music back in time.
Be it Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” in a swing style, George Ezra’s “Budapest” in a blues/Jazz style or Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” in a slow Bossa style we aim to recreate the atmosphere of the great swing and big band era.
It’s quite a sight to have a full 8-piece swing band on stage playing recognizable pop tunes with a Gatsby feel.
The full horn section really transports the arrangements of each song back to the 1940’s. They ads an elegant, classy and sophisticated flair to any event!
With an impressive repertoire of original arrangements of pop songs and a full party set in their arsenal, The Kicks is sure to impress any crowd!
They consists of some of the most formidable South African musicians including Benjamin Jephta, Dave Cousins, Justin Badenhorst, Neil Engel, Justin Sasmen and Thomas Dancer.
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Voodoo Child – Conference Entertainers is a young dynamic energetic 5-piece band, which came together in 2004, consisting of SA’s most talented young musicians promises to deliver an eclectic array of sounds, as well as a thrilling show.
Alongside with their own compositions, Voodoo Child put a cutting edge on covers. Ranging from Classics such as: Radar Love, Roxanne and Living on a Prayer, with current hits, such as: This Love (Maroon 5), Are you gonna be my Girl (Jet).
Lebo (Vocals) – is an absolutely explosive entertainer with a voice not many can compare to. Stemming from Welkom, Lebo was an instant hit on the Barnyard theatre circuit performing for two years all over SA in productions such as Forever Young, Johnny Plays Guitar and 70s Revolution.
Has also performed in various corporate shows and recording sessions.
Al (keyboards) – Al studied music & sound engineering at the national school of the arts (NSA).
As a highly skilled pianist and vocalist Al performed in Dubai for one year he returned to SA to perform as Jerry Lewis in Richard Lorings “That’ll be the day” (Buddy Holly story) he is currently a lead actor on the popular E-tv series Backstage.
Brendon Gold (guitars) – Also studied music & sound engineering at NSA. Brendon produced and directed his first show Flashback, which staged at barnyard theatre in 2001. He later performed as the guitarist in Barnyards Forever Young.
After performing in Hilton Al Ain, he returned to SA and was cast as the 4th cricket in Richard Loring’s “That’ll be the day”.
Fuzz (bass guitar) – Fuzz is a highly skilled and creative bass player, self trained, he has played in many bands such as Voyeur and battle of the bands winners Born Itchy.
Fuzz truly brings a stage performance to life with his unique stage personality and driving bass lines making him an instant hit with audiences and an asset to musicians.
Travis (Drums) – Whilst studying music at the NSA Travis played in the popular original band Pyramid Tounge amongst free-lancing for the corporate drumming group 1st Project.
He later traveled to the UK where he was signed to the group Plastic Dream; he is also a popular drum teacher.
Watch this band people – they already have tons of airplay with their single “Plain Jane”. This band is going places in big way!
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Making her stage debut in August 2008, Nomfusi – Conference Entertainer has achieved more in two years than many artists in a lifetime. She has appeared with symphony orchestras, performed for Hollywood stars, done five international tours, opened for K’Naan and Freshlyground, been nominated for two Metro FM Awards
“The South African vocalist is an absolute riot to watch and hear.” –
Review by Canadian music critic Barry Baker
Making her stage debut in August 2008, Nomfusi has achieved more in two years than many artists in a lifetime.
She has appeared with symphony orchestras, performed for Hollywood stars, done five international tours, opened for K’Naan and Freshlyground, been nominated for two Metro FM Awards, played for thousands of soccer fans, done twenty- three live TV appearances and featured in more than fifty publications!
Her corporate clients include The Loerie Awards, Media 24 (Huisgenoot Skouspel Plus and YOU Spectacular), Distell (Fleur du Cap Awards 2010), The Aleit Group, ABSA Capital and The Nederburg Art Auction.
Nomfusi performs exclusively with The Lucky Charms, a band consisting of six world class musicians drawn from the townships of Cape Town. With their unusual blend of Sophiatown jazz and Motown, Nomfusi & The Lucky Charms face yet another stellar line-up for 2011, with bookings at the legendary Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada, Festival Mundial in The Hague, Womad in England, with more shows in Portugal, Switzerland and Norway.
Nomfusi & The Lucky Charms are also highly sought-after for playing cover sets, with an explosive dance set ranging from “Celebration” by Kool And The Gang to “Respect” by Aretha Franklin.
Despite her unbelievable life story set against a backdrop of poverty and Aids, Nomfusi has triumphed to become one of South Africa’s brightest new stars.
Her inspirational talks at conferences are met with standing ovations locally and abroad. An international ambassador for the plight of youth affected by Aids and poverty, Nomfusi & The Lucky Charms often reach out in the form of workshops at schools for Aids orphans.
With a powerful voice, adorable charisma and photogenic beauty, Nomfusi – Conference Corporate Entertainer is carving out a solid global circuit for herself. She has something to say, and the world is listening.
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Timothy Moloi is one of South Africa’s most extraordinary talents. With his smooth-as-velvet voice and masterful range, Moloi is an established and formidable singer with a talent that ranks up amongst the all-time greats.
Highly revered and respected by his singing peers, Timothy has shared stages with some of the country’s finest acts, performed at some of the most prestigious events and been highly active in the music world. Book through Speakers Inc
Television performances have included two Miss South Africa pageants, Sabc3 Joburg Pops, the SABC2/Sowetan Community Builder Of The Year Awards and the Mnet “Heroes Against Crime” Awards, as well as several guest appearances on popular programmes such as Morning Live and Noot Vir Noot.
He has appeared in numerous stage productions, including Motown Gold at Emperor’s Palace, Little Shop Of Horrors at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, His Way: A Tribute To Frank Sinatra for the Barnyard Theatres and Bring On Broadway for Artscape, as well as at The Playhouse Company’s 10th Anniversary celebrations in Durban. He was also recently seen in Motown Magic at The Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg.
A most memorable experience for him was performing for former-President Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel, as well as Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, at Douw Steyn’s farm ‘Shambala’ in the Waterberg.
He also performed at The Enthronement Of The King Of The Bafokeng at the Sun City Superbowl, and at the Acres Of Love Benefit at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.
Other highlights have included performances at the Africa Peace Awards, Oprah Winfrey’s Live Your Best Life event, the 2010 Fifa World Cup Bid Banquet, the Nederberg Wine Auction, the Fancourt Ball, the FNB Starlight Pop Opera concert and at the opening of the new ICC Arena in Durban, on the same bill as Al Jarreau and George Benson.
Timothy Moloi has sung the South African National Anthem at several major South African sports events, including the Vodacom Tri-Nations and the Summer Cup.
He also performed at the send-off banquet for the Springboks, prior to their victory in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Timothy Moloi performed at the announcement of the 2008 South African Paralympic Squad.
More recently Timothy performed at the Sa Cricket Season Launch, the Soccerex Gala Banquet, the Carnival Symphonic Pops, the Macufe Festival, the Aardklop National Arts Festival, the Nedbank Capital Ball, the Anglo Gold Jewelry Awards, the Sanlam Great Umbrella Ball, the 2008 Car Of The Year announcement and at the KZNPO Heartstrings Concert in Durban.
Timothy Moloi was also honoured to be invited to sing at Albertina Sisulu’s 90th birthday celebrations.
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Sho Madjozi is a rising star from Shirley Village in Limpopo who shot to fame after featuring in the hit track Gqi by OkmalumkoolKat earlier this year. She has since released tracks with Dj Maphorisa, Khuli Chana, Ghanaian artist Wanlov, Ms Cosmo and others.
Her single Dumi hi Phone with PS DJz went viral, gaining her bookings all over the country. The song has sat on the number 1 spot at Yfm, and been in the top ten of multiple national radio stations including Metro Fm.
While she calls herself a rapper she can often be found flexing her flows on Gqom beats.
Famous for bringing Xitsonga to the mainstream and for her exhilarating performances in which she wears a colorful Tsonga dancing skirt, Xibelani, Sho Madjozi has played some of the biggest shows in the country including Fill Up FNB, Afropunk, Castle Lite Unlocks and others.
Aside from music, Sho Madjozi was cast as Tsakani on Mzansi Magic Telenovela Isithembiso.
She is the new presenter for SABC 2 show Nhlalala ya Rixaka and Absolut vodka SA recently selected her to be one of their new Creative Revolutionaries.
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It was 10 years ago that singing group Jamali – Conference Corporate Entertainers won South African viewers’ hearts on the Popstars reality TV show in 2003/2004. With platinum album sales, sold out concerts and top music awards under their belts, the girls have never looked back.
‘Jamali’ was created out of the first two letters if their first names, comprising of three enormously talented starlets – Jacqui, Mariechan and Liesl.
The trio are best known for their belting-out, sensational ballads and their uniquely South African sound which has taken them straight to the top of both radio and sales charts.
Their first self-titled album hit platinum sales and set the group on the road to success. Their three-time SAMA (South African Music Awards) nominated-second album, ‘Yours Fatally’ was a huge hit with their fans.
The girls won the coveted SAMA for ‘Best South African Pop Act 2009’ for their third album, ‘3rd Base’. Their latest album ‘Toxic Candy’ was released in February 2011, a combination of two sides to Jamali – the seductively sweet love ballads that earned them their fame alongside a darker side where they offer up edgy dance and electronic anthems.
This album is a culmination of their vocal ability, song writing talent and sultry good looks. There are also some impressive collaborations.
Their song ‘Heaven’ features the astounding Soweto Gospel choir who add warmth and richness to the music.
The girls were also teamed up with two of South Africa’s top rappers – JR and Pro (ProKid) on ‘Jati’.
Jamali is currently working on new material and they released a new single called ‘This Time’ in January of this year.
The girls continue to offer up stellar live performances, packed with flawless choreography and harmonic vocals that are sure to get every single audience member on their feet.
An ever-evolving trio that goes from strength to strength with each passing year!
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Clint Cunningham is no stranger to South African audiences. After 15 years of slogging the pubs and clubs all over South Africa (reportedly the highest paid one-man band in the country at that stage), Clint is now enjoying great success with his various shows in top theatres.
His Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute (over 600 shows in ten years) has rocked sold-out audiences at all of The Barnyards as well as The Performer Theatre, Richard Loring’s Sound Stage, all of the major casinos and many other venues such as The Rustic Theatre on Main, The Blues Room and The Firkin in Centurion.
Clint Cunningham performed in the Carnival Symphonic Pops and he was very well received! He sold more CD’s after each performance than any of the other artists! Due to popular demand
Clint was determined to do the Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena in 2008 – performing to over 1500 people.
From this success, Clint Cunningham and his immensely competent band went on to perform Clint’s U2 tribute, ‘Rattle and Hum’, shows called ‘Joe Cocker & Friends’ and ‘Rock on Safari’. ‘The Midnight Hour’ ran for 6 months at Richard Loring’s Sound Stage and ‘Thunderstruck’ ran for 5 months over 2 years at the Globe Theatre Gold Reef City.
Clint’s production ‘The Midnight Hour’, featured Connie Friedman on sax and keys, Rene Mabotha and Caitlin Cunningham on vocals. They packed the Sound Stage in 2007 & 2008, 7 shows a week for close on 6 months.
This is an amazing achievement for any artist.
The band (Clint & Co) have toured Zimbabwe several times playing to almost 4000 people in Harare.
They rocked Maputo, Gaborone and Swaziland, toured Cape Town and the Garden Route with huge success and they have done a myriad of corporate events from the V&A Waterfront to the Sun City Superbowl.
2 slots on Steve Hofmeyer’s ‘Dis Hoe Dit Is’ and SABC 3’s ‘Noot vir Noot’ (plus a guest spot on ‘Egoli’) has received great response for Clint.
With 15 albums down the line, Clint has a massive original repertoire including his hit song ‘Cry Baby Cry’ and two very successful Afrikaans to English translations.
Clint Cunningham also surprised his fans in 2012 with the release of his first book, a fantasy adventure novel called ‘Sothafa’ and his latest announcement is his DJ slot on 93.8 MIX FM every Wednesday evening where he gets to sing live in the studio and to play his most favourite songs.
“Ultimately, Clint Cunningham mission is to create great rock music in the name of fun. It is a refreshing change in a world full of pop idols and posturing. With boy bands and wannabe singers dominating our airwaves, Cunningham and his sidekicks are emerging as one of the few ‘real-deal’, ‘no frills’ bands on the local music scene.”
Peter van der Merwe, The Star
Peter Hamner (Guitarist) started playing in the hard rock band, ‘Boss’ in 1980. The band later changed its name to ‘Street Talk’ and they played a mixture of original material as well as covers.
In 1983 he recorded an album of original material under the name of ‘Off The Edge’. Between 194 and 2004, Peter recorded and produced a further 4 albums, with Clint as the front man on the 4th album, ‘Site Under Construction’.
He hopes to release a fifth album in the not too distant future. He has been a member of Clint Co – Conference Corporate Entertainers since 2004.
Clint Cunningham runs a production studio called Foxglove Studios and he has been responsible for producing and recording all of Clint’s albums.
Among many other recording projects, Peter’s latest project is his solo instrumental album called ‘Revelation’.
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Barcode is a group of dynamic young professional musicians who have joined forces to celebrate their South African heritage though their music, crossing and covering a diverse blend of South African favourites.
Their visually striking image embodies style and elegance and plays on the strong contrasts within the band and their easily recognisable repertoire and upbeat performance adds South African flair and flavour to any party or event.
The group consists of Vocalist Lindiwe Maxolo, electric violinists Balekane and Olivia, and producer / keys / viola / DJ Brendan Jury, all of whom have cast experience in the corporate entertainment worked.
They all come from different backgrounds, both musically and culturally and are having fun exploring and paying a wide variety of music together.
Musically they have taken popular songs from the past few decades and blended them into a set of music guaranteed to entertain a diverse audience with upbeat tracks from Mafikizolo, Brenda Fassie, Miriam Makeba and Lebo Mathosa.
The music of Barcode – Conference Corporate Band combines African sounds with catchy melodic and percussive loops, deep basslines and catchy rhythms and harmonies blended together with beautiful string lines, keys and sultry vocals.
This is truly a special collaboration in proudly South African style.
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Hip Hop Pantsula are one of South Africa’s most loved and recognized Rap and Hip Hop performers.
Jabulani Tsambo is a musical phenomenon, with various SAMA Awards including ‘Best Male Artist’, ‘Best Hip Hop Artist’ and ‘Best Rap Album’ as well as having shared the stage with top international artists such as Jamie Cullum, Angelique Kidjo and Snoop Dogg.
A rapper to be reckoned with, he performs in Setswana, isiZulu, Sesotho, English and other local languages and he is definitely an ambassador for the colourful linguistic diversity of South Africa, an aptitude which was recognized by the Pan-South African Language Board and he was presented with the ‘Multi-Linguicism’ Award in 2008.
Jabulani’s music-related accolades (which have spanned over the years) are as varied as the languages in which he performs which includes ‘Best Record Label’ (Botswana Hip Hop Music Award 2004), ‘Best Male Artist’ (Kellogs’ Star-In-You Kids Awards 2006), the People’s Choice, Best Music Star (Maftown Golden Awards 2007), the Mzansi Music Star Award (Stars of Mzansi Awards 2008),
His nominations include ‘Most Promising Act In Africa’ (KORA 2000), ‘Best Male Artist’, ‘Best Rap Artist’ and ‘Best Director’ (Channel O Awards 2007) as well as ‘Best African Act’ (MTV Europe Music Awards 2007).
Besides the countless TV interviews and the live broadcast performances, Hip Hop Pantsula has made many other diverse television appearances.
He won the third season of the reality dance show, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2007 and in 2008, he starred in 11 episodes of the long-running hit musical soap opera, ‘Rhythm City’.
He has also been a judge on the 2010 and 2011 panels for Idols.
With numerous successful albums, he is always pushing the boundaries of his genre.
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Supafly Band is a fun, vibrant band that brings a new level of energy and audience interaction to the corporate scene.
About Supafly Band
Combination of Pop, Rock & Party Songs
Featuring members of Just Jinjer
SupaFly is an adaption of the current popular band FLIES specifically design for the corporate market and upmarket events
FLIES consists of Brent Harris (Drums & Vocals), Denholm Harding
(Bass Guitar & Vocals) and Gavin Morein (Electric Guitar& Vocals) all of whom have been in the music industry for well over a decade and have played both locally and internationally with Just Jinjer.
Originally from a variety of successful cover bands, the group brings a wealth of experience, incredible talent and an understanding of just what songs to play to keep their audience wanting more.
SupaFly sees the incorporation of Andy Klee and Veronique Lalouette on lead vocals, adding a certain softness and sophistication to the all male group which has also allowed the group to incorporate popular female tracks like “It’s Raining Men”, “I Will Survive” etc and provide an even wider variety to their existing repertoire.
With her extensive experience singing in the hottest nightclubs in Hong Kong & Dubai. Andy is great at getting the party started for any occasion.
Andy and Veronique have huge amounts of experience in the Corporate markets.
Veronique came third on Idols season three and had a number one hit on her solo album. Both are magnificent singers, each bringing their own uniqueness to the stage.
SupaFly is a fun, vibrant band that brings a new level of energy and audience interaction to the corporate scene.
FLIES consists of Brent Harris (Drums & Vocals), Denholm Harding
(Bass Guitar & Vocals) and Gavin Morein (Electric Guitar& Vocals) all of whom have been in the music industry for well over a decade and have played both locally and internationally with Just Jinjer.
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If ever there was a band that gave life to that weird South African music phenomenon which has everyone who hears their music assuming they are an international act, then Joe Niemand – Conference Entertainers is it.
For months now, the four piece’s melodic rock has dominated airwaves, with songs like “Words” and “Simple Truth” easily slipping into the hearts and minds of music fans now rapidly cottoning onto the fact that Niemand is proudly South African – a truly homegrown group that makes music of a global standard.
That Niemand crafts songs so effortlessly memorable has much to do with the group’s namesake and frontman.
Joe Niemand has been quietly moving behind-the-scenes of the South African music industry, becoming an in-demand songwriter and performer for those in the know – credited for his intuitive gift for a melody and knack of crafting lyrics that speak of universal themes of love, struggle and redemption.
Put this to Joe, however, and this unassuming singer and songwriter is reluctant to make too big a fuss out of his unparalleled reputation in the South African music business, professing to hardly remembering his impressive slate of work.
“I feel like my musical life is beginning with Reborn. It’s the album that I have been waiting to make for years because before this, my songwriting took the form of whoever I was writing for.
With Reborn I wrote every song specifically for this album, with each representing something extremely important in my life.”
Much of Joe Niemand’s low-profile has to do with Joe’s belief in letting the music speak for itself. And thankfully for fans of perfectly on-point rock music, Reborn’s set of 14-songs is gaining momentum, on the back of solid radio-play, the selection of “Rise” as Supersport’s official theme for last November’s UK Springbok rugby tour and plenty of word-of-mouth buzz around the group.
What sets apart Niemand’s debut is the intense journey the album represents – a representation through words, music and visuals (check out Reborn’s artwork) of Joe’s personal journey of the past 10 years.
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The Afro Divas are one of the most exciting and versatile groups in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Keeping it in the family with their strong lead vocals and fabulous harmonies, this spectacular vocal trio consists of sisters Yolanda Cenge, Khutala Cenge and Ntombi Cenge.
Career highlights include performing at the Dubai International Jazz Festival, at the 2014 Common Wealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and in Tanzania for a South African Day.
They have shared stages with superstars such as Hugh Masekela, Phuzekhemisi, Mahotella Queens, Freshlyground, Rod Stewart and Mi Casa, and they have worked with Vicky Sampson as backing vocalists.
The trio has been selected to represent KwaZulu Natal for a South African arts and Development Agency sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture, the National Lottery and 999 Music.
They have also released a single titled “Africa Unite”. In October 2015 Philani Ngidi and the Afro divas travelled to Mozambique connecting Durban and Maputo through music In association with Concerts SA with the main aim being to encourage unity between the African countries by collaborating with great artists from Mozambique.
Covering genres from African Jazz, Afro Pop and Pop music, to contemporary and Afro Soul Music, they have appeared at numbers Jazz festivals, corporate functions and team building events.
Highlights performing for the The Chef Awards, Mayoral Awards, The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry Gala Dinner at the Durban I.C.C, South African Common Wealth Games Launch at Hilton ,The BRICS events, for the President at the D.T.I Gala Dinner in Gallagher Estate in Johannesburg and for Oude Meester where Jamie Fox was the keynote speaker, the World Forestry Congress S.A.B Gala dinner and other corporate events.
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