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Thandiswa Mazwai announces A Letter to Azania show

Songstress Thandiswa Mazwai will use her music to present a thought provoking live show that will explore the the idea that freedom is a restless place and that we have not reached Azania.

“I will reveal intimate details of my childhood and my search for Azania and what it has come to mean” says Thandiswa. This show is very personal to her and she hopes that fans will comes out in their numbers to support her.  “Know that I get very spiritual in my work, but in this show there will be an intimacy that I have never explored before” she says.

This audio visual experience is curated by KingThaLive in collaboration with Blackmotion Productions and attendees can expect a range of sounds that have influenced Thandiswa’s recordings and performances over the years. Expect to hear some jazz, kwaito, afro punk, reggae, gospel and traditional music. There will be songs from her own albums and renditions of tracks by some of her favourite musicians.

This powerful performance titled A Letter To Azania will take place at Johannesburg’s Lyric Theatre on the 24th of November 2018.

We can’t wait to catch it!

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