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Very honoured to be part of an international creative exchange program involving Artscape, Barefeet Theatre in Zambia and Samba Résille in France. I am looking forward to everything! And the South African delegation are a bunch of inspired, mad creatives….we might just start a new band of our own! In July we are in Zambia! […]
All it takes to calm down the crazy in a room is one single song. One. Single. Song… and maybe a bit of whiskey! Music is a great equalizer, but Ben Harper said it best “Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color […]
This song was written for two very special people. Two women who always keep me sane – my Mother and adopted Granny G. I swear I would have lost my mind without them. Whenever I have too many questions rumbling in my head or fail to form meaningful sentences…they are who I turn to. And […]
I asked Gerald Bedeker to create some artwork for the single Rolling Deep. I did not say a single thing or give any directions. Simply handed him the song and asked him to listen. Here are some more of his works. He can be easily reached on social media. If you cannot get hold of […]
On the 23rd of June I will be joined on stage by A-Mic. He is just one of the coolest people I know. An amazing beatboxer yes. He also happens to be a graphic designer (look at the poster) and a painter. The days of using a drummer in a performance are…alas…a thing of the […]
People don’t like asking for help. I am not speaking of financial help. Most of us do not know how to ask for help when we are in an emotional bind. At times we don’t even know where to turn or even what questions to ask. So I thought I would share some things I […]
On the Dreaming Music album I worked with two people primarily – Darryl Manuel and Ebrahim Mallum. Darryl was my songwriter in crime. He breathed life and soul into the melodies I composed. Mallum was the producer and polished the sound. The main idea behind the album – I was dreaming my way back to […]
In this podcast I share my thinking about the phrase ‘It’s who you know that matters.’ All I can do is share what I have experienced. Hope it helps..
The next album was produced by Ebrahim Mallum. I named it Call it Love, Anima Sola. Anima Sola means the forsaken soul and described how I felt after my divorce. I will share the songs most are familiar with and what I enjoyed performing and writing. Do note this is the second album of five […]
I am overcome by feelings and things. I jot the feelings in my notebook and sometimes they become musical things. Right now my body feels like it could explode into music. There are so many ideas, feelings and things cartwheeling up and down my spine. Ester Perel once said, ‘Love is at once an affirmation […]