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The maker of The Free Electric Band is coming to Carnival City


The legendary singer and songwriter Albert Hammond – the maker of the legendary hit The Free Electric Band – is touring South Africa in October and will make a stop in Gauteng for one performance at The Big Top Arena, Carnival City on the 12th.  
The Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee will bring the stage to life, performing hits from throughout his music career as well as some new material from his latest album, Legend II. With a music career spanning more than 50 years, Hammond – known for songs like The Peacemaker and It Never Rains in Southern California – has a spectacular show in store for fans.
“Expect to hear all his timeless hits, including beloved ballades like When I need You and The Air That I Breathe. It’s going to be a truly magnificent sing and sway-along experience,” says Carnival City’s Entertainment Manager, Jaco Saaiman.
Hammond has been a chart-topping singer and songwriter for over 40 years. What sets him apart as a songwriter, is that he doesn’t just write hits—he writes classics. He is one of very few songwriters of our time whose songs not only have the mass appeal to make them pop hits, but whose very same songs also have the timelessness and depth that over time turns them into standards. Few writers can successfully walk this line and deliver hits for the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today.
His music has universal appeal, with his songs repeatedly topping the international pop, R&B, country, adult contemporary and Latin charts, sometimes simultaneously. Among these are hits like When I Need You, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy), One Moment In Time, and To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before.
Anthems like One Moment in Time, which was written asthe theme song for the 1988 Olympic Games, won Hammond his first Emmy Award and is just one example of his ability to create lasting theme songs that live on in the world’s collective consciousness. In 2012, Hammond released his latest album Legend II in which he also recorded some of his most recognized songs, and with which he is still touring.
Tickets to his show at Carnival City are priced from R250 and are available via Computicket.
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Legendary singer and songwriter, Albert Hammond is touring South Africa in October. The Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee performs live at the Grand Arena, GrandWest on the 11th of October at 19h00.
For more information visit www.suninternational.com or phone 011 898 7000.
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