Music tour alert: Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour, award winning Maskandi musicians on tour in May 11-15, 2022, Cape Town

What: Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour – May 2022  

Five venues and dates:  

The House of Machines on May 11, 2022 at 8pm. Tickets -no charge   
Athletic Club & Social on May 12, 2022 at 7.30pm. Tickets R100. Booking link: https://qkt.io/0EQDKI or R120 at door    
Alliance Française du Cap on May 13, 2022 at 7.30pm. Tickets – R150. Booking link: https://qkt.io/U0aWEz  
Cafe Roux in Noordhoek on May 14, 2022 at 6pm. Tickets: R150.  Booking link: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/173483-qadasi-maqhinga-maskandi-folk-fusion/#/  
Lumkile’s Book Joint NY 22, Gugulethu, on May 15, 2022 at 3pm. No charge – free concert.   

Info: Contact Luvuyo Kakaza at luvuyo@ctma.co.za or on 060 960 8935    

Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour

Cape Town Music Academy is presenting the SAMA winning Qadasi & Maqhinga. The duo will be touring Cape Town in May 2022 with its Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour. Qadasi & Maqhinga will be playing at five venues: The House of Machines on May 11, Athletic Club & Social on May 12, Alliance Française du Cap on May 13, Cafe Roux Noordhoek on May 14 and Lumkile’s Book Joint NY 22, Gugulethu, on May 15, 2022. Cape Town Music Academy (CTMA) is a not-for-profit company working to create performance opportunities for local musicians. It is wonderful that CTMA is facilitating this tour, during Covid, as live performance revives. I saw Qadasi & Maqhinga, in concert, before the pandemic, at Café Roux in Noordhoek. They make captivating music and strike up a wonderful rapport with the audience. Info and direct booking links in box, above. Info as supplied:

About Qadasi and Maqhinga

Qadasi and Maqhinga is comprised of David ‘Qadasi’ Jenkins and Maqhinga Radebe. They are from Empangeni in Zululand. Winners of a South African Music Award, they are known for their fresh and vibrant approach to traditional Maskandi music. In addition to South Africa, they have toured the UK, Europe and Asia with their “fusion of traditional Zulu and western folk music”. Qadasi and Maqhinga are established artists in their own right. Qadasi has recorded two studio albums and received several SAMA nominations. In the 90s, Maqhinga toured the USA, with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. On his return to South Africa, he established the group, Shabalala Rhythm, with Sibongiseni and Thamsanqa Shabalala. Maqhinga has recorded five solo studio albums and performed with Hugh Masekela and the Soul Brothers. Qadasi and Maqhinga’s first album Lashis’ Ilanga, was released in 2016. Their sophomore album, Ungabanaki, won Best Traditional Album at the 2020 SAMAs.

Qadasi and Maqhinga: David ‘Qadasi’ Jenkins and Maqhinga Radebe are on tour in the Cape, May 2022, with the Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour. Pic: Brett van Dort.

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