Event location: South Campus Auditorium
Event date and time: 16/05/2024 19:30:00
Linda Sikhakhane presents 'The Gratitude Suite' feat. Zibusiso Makhathini, Benjamin Jephta and Sphelelo Mazibuko. This Jazz Concert will take place on the 16th of May, 2024.
Linda Sikhakhane presents 'The Gratitude Suite' feat. Zibusiso Makhathini, Benjamin Jephta and Sphelelo Mazibuko.
Through his searching, saxophonist, arranger and composer Linda Sikhakhane epitomises
the vibrant evolution of South Africa’s jazz landscape. The Umlazi-born and KwaNongoma
descendant musician establishes a conversation between the contemporary and traditional,
homegrown and global while steeping his ruminations on the personal, societal, spiritual and
cultural in rich tones. Owing inspiration to greats such as John Coltrane, Bheki Mseleku
and Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Sikhakhane’s style is informed by the interplay between the
metropolitan and the folkloric. His offerings deftly align these sonic influences with theoretical
concepts drawn from both hereditary customs and academic abstraction.
Sikhakhane is a 2x SAMA and Metro Fm awards nominee for Best Jazz Album with three
albums under his name, and was named the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz in 2022.
‘The Gratitude Suite’ seeks to acknowledge all gifts and guidance in Sikhakhane’s journey, it is also a meditation for reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness through sound and improvisation. Borrowing from his forthcoming album titled ‘Iladi’ which is a transposition of a nguni ritual into a songbook that serves as a symbolism of gratitude, Sikhakhane has put together this suite to pre-launch his new body of work set to be released in July.
Tickets for the concert on the 16th of May can be purchased online through Quicket (https://www.quicket.co.za/events/255838-linda-sikhakhane-in-concert/) or at the door for R100/R80 for pensioners and students.
For more information, contact nicky.bosman@mandela.ac.za or 041 504 4235.