Following his last one-man show – a phenomenal two-nights success in Durban in December 2022 – Sjava has announced that the 2023 instalment of his annual one-man show, dubbed ‘Sjava Live In…’ will be held in Mpumalanga at the Mbombela Stadium grounds on 9 December. In the build up to the December show, he will perform in Pretoria in October and in East London and Johannesburg in November.
“Its really exciting to take the one-man show to a new audience this year. Mpumalanga has been a big supporter of my work over the last seven years and it’s a privilege to be able to bring the show to them,” says Sjava.
Sjava is inviting his fans from other parts of the country to come to attend the concert. “I think it’s an opportunity for people who enjoy our music in the other provinces to travel to Mbombela for the show and experience the beauty of that province”.
The Sjava Live In Mbombela concert will be the climax of Sjava’s 2023 calendar following an outstanding year, which kicked off with the release of his critically acclaimed and streaming record-breaking studio album, Isibuko in January.
A three-city sold out Isibuko Tour to promote the album was followed by the release of Ukhamba, a collaborative album released by Inkabi Zezwe, the imitable duo consisting of Sjava and Big Zulu. Inkabi Zezwe took their album on a multi-city arena tour and celebrated a triple-platinum lead single, Umbayimbayi.
His series of concerts on the road to his one-man show in Mbombela are designed to get his audience warmed up and in the mood for the epic annual showcase which will be a live showcase of his entire 3-album and 2-EP discography of work (Isina Muva, Umphako (EP), Umqhele, Umsebenzi (EP) and Isibuko).
- Redbull Soundclash (Sun Arena, PTA) – 28 October 2023 (tickets from R150)
- Isibuko Tour (East London) – 4 November 2023 (R350)
- Imbizo Music Concert – (Carnival City, JHB) – 11 November 2023 (tickets from R300)
In addition to Sjava’s performance, the Imbizo Music Concert lineup consists of heavyweights only, with stellar performances highly anticipated from:
- Maskandi legend Shwi (formerly of the duo Shwi noMthekhala);
- Rapper and fellow Nkabi, Big Zulu;
- Maskandi and Afro-soul vocalist and songwriter Mzukulu;
- Platinum-selling Afro-soul singer/songwriter Nomfondu Moh;
- Afro-pop sensation and rising star Lwah Ndlunkulu;
- Acclaimed vocalist and singer/songwriter Mnqobi Yazo; and
- Afro-pop superstar-duo Blaq Diamond on stage with the genre-bending star vocalist Aubrey Qwana.
Tickets are available at Computicket.com.
