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Innovative KZN Heritage Concert Series - Durban: 27 - 30 September 2017
Innovative KZN Heritage Concert Series - Durban: 27 - 30 September 2017
Internationally acclaimed KZN-born composer, cellist and academic, Dr Thokozani Mhlambi is presenting a series of special one-off Durban concerts and events for Heritage Month, embracing multiple genres and influences - from Beethoven to Mazizi Kunene - in and around Durban over month-end September.
To honour heritage month, Dr Thokozani Mhlambi is using different media and multi-cultural musicians to creatively explore new South African music idioms - using as a starting point the iconic cultural legacy of Mazisi Kunene and Princess Magogo and how it intercepts with Western classical music - through new music, electronic soundscapes, spoken word and orchestra works. He has assembled around him an ensemble of like-minded music makers from KZN, UK, Italy and Peru.
Mhlambi, who plays a custom-designed, handmade Baroque cello with gut strings, creates innovative new work drawn from the rich heritage of KZN, while still asserting global standards of quality music making. He will be presenting three concerts and two conversations during Heritage Month.