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Music, Like Coffee, is so much better when it is FreshlyGround

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Hot South African band FreshlyGround will perform live on Wednesday, 23 November at the Boardwalk Vodacom Amphitheatre Wednesday, 23 November.

Freshly Ground delivers an energetic show with vocals, bass, drums, keyboards and guitar, rounded off with the violin, flute, sax and the traditional African ‘mbira’. Fans can expect to hear many of their old favourites in addition to newer hits off their recently released album, Radio Africa.

Radio Africa is the band’s fourth studio album and has already gone gold. While putting the finishing touches to the album in New York, FreshlyGround was selected to co-perform Waka-Waka, the official song for the 2010 World Cup which they recorded and performed with Columbian singer Shakira. The song is featured on Listen Up: The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup album.

The band, first formed in 2002, is an eclectic mix of individuals. Their personalities and styles reflect various South African cities, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, culminating in a unique African, blues, jazz and indie rock sound. The band consists of Zolani Mahola on lead vocals, Josh Hawks on bass and backup vocals, Seredeal Scheepers on keyboards and percussion, Kyla-Rose Smith on violin and backup vocals, Simon Attwell on flute, mbira, harmonica and saxophone, Julio Sigauque on lead electric and acoustic guitar and Peter Cohen on drums.

In 2009 the band did four sold-out tours of Europe and included China, the USA and Canada in their schedule for the first time, making them one of only a handful of South African bands to achieve success both at home and internationally. Other accolades include winning the MTV Europe Award in the category of Best African Act in 2006 and several local SAMA Awards.

The show starts at 20h00 and tickets are available from Computicket at R140.00.

Sister Ethel Normoyle and Zolani Mahola
Sister Ethel Normoyle and Zolani Mahola from Freshly Ground, light a candle in front of the Missionvale Tree.
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