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Top Cuban jazz musician, Roberto Fonseca, and local jazz icon Jimmy Dludlu, will be teaming up for two special Afro-Cuban concerts in Cape Town on Friday, 1 June and Saturday, 2 June. <\/p>\n
Hosted by the City of Cape Town and Shado Twala of Black Olive Entertainment, and in support of the Nelson Mandela Children\u2019s Hospital, the inaugural jazz fusion concerts will be held in the St George\u2019s Cathedral on Friday and the Cape Town City Hall on Saturday. Both concerts start at 19:00. <\/p>\n
Following these concerts, the musicians will present a workshop at the City Hall for young emerging jazz musicians from the Western Cape. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese concerts will launch the \u2018Sound Bites\u2019 series of musical events aimed at raising funds for the Nelson Mandela Children\u2019s Hospital, which is due to open in 2014 in Johannesburg. Part of the proceeds of the cathedral concert will go toward the church\u2019s roof repair fund,\u201d says Twala. <\/p>\n
Fonseca will also be launching his new album, YO, that is dedicated to Africa, at the Cape Town concerts. <\/p>\n
Jimmy Dludlu has been hailed as one of SA\u2019s hottest jazz talents. His skills, not only as a guitarist, but also as an insightful composer and arranger, underline his music\u2019s outstanding style. His latest album, Tonota, recently won this year\u2019s South African Music Award for Jazz Album of the Year. <\/p>\n
Fonseca has been described as, \u201cthe most charismatic Cuban musician of his generation.\u201d His live shows have been captivating audiences world-wide for more than a decade. On his new album he explores new sounds and dimensions by blending traditional acoustic instruments with electronic elements. <\/p>\n
South African painter Nico Phooko will join the musicians at both concerts to express his musical impressions on canvas. \u201cOne of his canvases will be donated to the Nelson Mandela Children\u2019s Hospital,\u201d says Twala. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe City of Cape Town is proud to be associated with these iconic jazz events that will further boost Cape Town\u2019s reputation as the jazz capital of South Africa. It also confirms Cape Town\u2019s commitment to be the events capital of our nation,\u201d said Cllr Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe acoustics in the City Hall and St Georges Cathedral lend themselves to truly exceptional musical experiences, and I am sure that the Sound Bites concert series will become a popular feature on Cape Town\u2019s cultural calendar. More importantly, we are thrilled that both Fonseca and Dludlu have agreed to share their exceptional skills and talents at a workshop for aspiring young jazz musicians in the Western Cape in association with the Culture Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA),\u201d added Councillor Pascoe. <\/p>\n