Lion of
Africa Music Expressions presents Wanda Baloyi – a Jazz songstress for the
matured palate
Born and raised in South Africa, KORA Award winner and
celebrated performer Wanda Baloyi grew up in a
very musical household, around a family who loved and also practiced music in
its various forms.
Nurtured by her father, a key influence
in her musical journey who is also a well-known African and respected vocalist
/ musician, Wanda set off to cultivate her own story in the South African
musical scene.
She proudly released her first solo
album, “Voices” in 2003 to critical acclaim worldwide. The album was produced
by award-winning jazz guitarist Jimmy Dludlu, who is also her mentor. She
followed it up in 2005 with her eagerly anticipated second album, "So
Amazing”.
The album "Voices" earned her
a KORA Award for Best African Arrangement in 2004 along with two SAMA
nominations and a Channel O music video nomination in 2005 and 2006. These
accolades opened new doors in her musical career and progression as an artist.
Wanda’s work is truly inspired and exudes her love of diversity, her cultural
origins and clear outlook on being a young African artist.
Her creative collaborations are as
diverse as Moreira Chonguiça and Thembi Seete, amongst others.
In 2009, Wanda released her third solo project
with Universal Music, a sultry jazz and fusion album titled “Colours”. The
well-received album’s release was followed by a three-year gap during which a
curious and independent Wanda began an intensive journey toward studying
business and the exploring her growing love of it.
Lion of Africa
Music Expressions takes great delight in being part of such a noteworthy event
that endorses local talent in the music industry. As the only Level 1 BBBEE
short term insurer in the country, Lion of Africa insurance believes the music
series is an event of note that can transform and enrich the South African
demographics and enable positive futures by committing to the development of
Arts and upcoming talent.
Tickets are
available at Computicket and at the
door for R150 each.
Date:
Friday, 07 November 2014
Time:
7 pm
Venue:
Yamaha Theatre: Marlboro
About Lion
of Africa Insurance
Lion of
Africa Insurance Company Limited is a South African non-life insurance company
that was licensed by the Financial Services Board in terms of the Short-Term
Insurance Act No 53 of 1998 on 23 August 1999. The company is the first
insurance company in South Africa to achieve a Level 1 Broad Based Black
Economic Empowerment rating in terms of the BBBEE Act of 2003 and is a wholly
owned subsidiary of The Lion of Africa Holdings Company (Proprietary) Limited,
owned by Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited, a broad-based black investment
group listed on the JSE. The company’s short-term activities are concentrated
primarily in the commercial property and casualty markets. It also operates in
the marine and engineering segments.
Lion of Africa
Insurance Company Limited is an authorised financial services provider (FSP
17511) in terms of the Financial Advisors and Intermediaries Act No 37 of 2002.
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