TALIE MONIN’S DEBUT ALBUM SCOOPS FOUR NOMINATIONS AT THE MZANTSI JAZZ AWARDS
South African born and international jazz vocalist, Talie Monin (as she is
known in the jazz world) has been nominated for Best Jazz Album, Best Jazz Song, Best
Contemporary Jazz Album and Best Female Jazz Artist at the 3rd
Mzantsi Jazz Awards. These four nominations come from her debut album '24 Strathay' which was released in January 2019 by
Luna Ma Records.
Talie (Nqobile
Mchunu originally) explains that 24 Strathay is an address in Westerville, Durban. “This
was the place where my earliest memories of music were created. It’s where I
was starting to sort of have a relationship myself with music in terms of what
do I like, what do I not like, the musicians that I’m drawn to. It’s all there.
So it felt right to me as a debut album to sort of pay homage to that first
time, to that first place and how it’s propelled me further from there,” she adds.
A standout
vocalist since her earliest days growing up in Johannesburg, Talie won numerous
local singing contests before releasing her album, which reflects both her deep
African musical roots and her longstanding love for the Great American Songbook
and contemporary jazz.
Although the album ’24
Strathay’ was launched in Hong Kong, some of Talie’s music from her debut album
found its way to South Africa where she performed at the Mbogodo Jazz Festival
in Durban during woman’s month in 2018, mesmering the audience that attended
the festival.
Expressing
how her music has been received by the South African market, the Montreux Jazz
Festival Audience Choice Award-winning vocalist says, “The demand has been amazing! People
have been asking where I have been.” She adds: “Now that I’ll visiting South
Africa in August, my next goal now is plan a launch in my home country after
the Mzantsi Jazz Awards. Also, I
hope that my people will continue to support 24 Strathay by voting for me to
win the Best Jazz Album and Best Jazz Song categories.”
The Mzantsi Jazz Awards, set
to take place on 10 August 2019 in Johannesburg, aim to celebrate, appreciate
and honour jazz as a musical form that not only entertain but also uplift and
heal the artist and the listener alike. They also aim to recognise excellence
in Jazz music for work produced by South African Artists from 1 April 2018 to
31 March 2019.
Two
of the four categories Talie has been nominated in are public votes. To vote
for Talie for Best Jazz Album or Best Jazz Song, SMS ZaJazz BJ4 or ZaJazz BS1 respectively to
40439. Supporters outside of the South African borders can SMS ZaJazz BJ4 or ZaJazz BS1 to +27741550374. Voting closes at 6pm on August 10.
For more information, follow Talie
on these social media platforms:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taliemonin/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talie.monin/
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YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPocELCKzIU29EGMdJS_0eg
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