SIPHO AT 70, LIVE! 15 MAY 2022

SIPHO AT 70, LIVE!

?Get ready to experience Sipho?“Hotstix” Mabuse?at 70 at Daisy?Jones?bar,?Stellenbosch, on?Sunday?the 15th of May?2022,?thanks to?funding support from Concerts SA.

What?better way to?spend an?autumn afternoon than in the?winelands,?listening to and letting Sipho?“Hotstix” Mabuse and The?Hotband take you on a?musical journey of the hits and songs that have?shaped the?lexicon that is South African music?

At 70, Sipho is more vital than ever. His music has?featured?in the December 2021?summer campaign for MTN. He also made the cover, including a 16-page feature in the Jan/Feb issue GQ?Magazine, and was awarded a GQ Lifetime?Achievement?Award the month before.

?Why Sipho at 70? Well, Sipho turned 70 in November 2021, hence the?Sipho at 70?tour, along with his?sensational six-piece, The Hotband, consisting of :

Thembeka Khumalo (SAMA nominated) on vocals,

?Siphiwe Kubheka on drums,

?Urban Noblela on?guitar,

?David Mabaso on bass,

?Lloyd?“toto”?Mbhele on keys?

and the man of the moment, Sipho Mabuse on vocals and?saxophone.?

?As former-president?President Kgalema Motlanthe wrote on Sipho’s 70th?birthday:

?My brother Sipho, we have come a long way together, and through your 70 year-long pilgrimage to the highest echelons of social, cultural and artistic eminence, we remember the distinguished milestones of your life and honour this as a moment for all South Africans to consider your pioneering contribution to African music and a global movement of expression.?

?From the tender age of 8 years old playing drums to already becoming a professional musician by age 15, yours is a seminal career that not only spans six decades and counting but is a career that defined an industry with an oeuvre that set the tone for a golden era of music.?

?The sound of Sipho “Hotstix’ Mabuse was to set the world alight with sonic vibrations that contributed to the cultural development of world music, Afro-funk, Soweto soul, township pop and contemporary sounds over the years.?

?As one of the most influential multi-instrumentalists in Africa, the creative industry is fortunate to benefit from an endowment of musical genius, enlightened performances, and an unwavering commitment that Sipho “Hotstix’ Mabuse has offered to a range of young musicians over the past half-century.

??These gifts of mentorship, advice, experience, and priceless lessons, are the ingredients that create a meaningful consciousness among young people entering the arts.?

?The crucial social and political role that music has played in our history cannot be taken for granted. Beyond the pleasure that music and art, in general, elicits in people, it serves an even higher purpose – that of developing the consciousness of people and improving the social system.?

?At 70 years of age, Sipho “Hotstix’ Mabuse continues to play a critical role in the South African music scene with the power to build social cohesion, the ethical leadership to rear a new generation of musicians, and the virtuosity to uplift a nation through ground-shaking tunes.?

Yours is a testament to the contribution of a South African musical prodigy whose impact is burnt into the memory of a nation and whose creative passion evokes the emotions of history and the heart.?

?A truly heartfelt?tribute to one of South Africa’s greats.

?Thirty-seven years ago, Sipho’s half-a-million-selling smash-hit single “Burn Out” changed the face and shape of Afro-pop and township jive like no other song or artist in pop music history.?

Today there are few instruments he cannot play. Flute, piano, saxophone, kalimba, alto flute, timbales and African drums all feature at some point in his repertoire, all played with the respect each deserves.??

Warm, compassionate, caring and gifted in ways even he is still learning about, this gentle giant of great original music is as vital a player today as he’s ever been.?

With an impressive catalogue anchored in Africa, all who meet, greet, and share stages with Sipho are all touched by a humility and grace that’s as rare as the talent this living legend shares with us all.

All the?songs will be there, including the early Harari classics, along with all of Sipho’s many well-known?hits. Grab a ticket to experience this once-in-a-lifetime show if living South African music heritage matters to you.

?This event is made possible with?funding support from Concerts SA.

?A limited number of tickets?are available from?Quicket. Doors open at 13:00 on the day.

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