Queen of Bass AusTebza to launch new album at Africa’s Grandest Gathering
Most people know by now that SHE - The Groove Queen is one of my absolute
faves. Bassist and vocalist, Tebogo “AusTebza” Sedumedi will be officially
launching her new album titled “Motheo” at the Cape Town Jazz Festival on
Saturday 28 March, where she will be performing to around 34 000 Festinos.
The new album is AusTebza’s second album and comes off the incredible
success of her single “Going Home” and her subsequent full album titled “Make a
Difference” (with a couple of my fave jams 😊).
Born in Krugersdorp, and raised between Mathopestad Boons and Mafikeng,
Austebza fell in love with music at a young age.
Her parents, who used to work at the Sun City resort, tell her of how
she would perform for strangers. Her love for music drew her to enter
many competitions and perform at school concerts until matric.
After school, AusTebza’s parents couldn’t afford to pay for her university
fees and her bursary didn't cover her fees at Boston Media House – this
prompted her to join the Mmabana Cultural Centre Music Department. She became a lead
singer for one of the bands at the institution which planted the seed for her
to start her own band, Deeva.
It was with the all-girl band, Deeva that AusTebza developed her love
for bass, and they became so popular they became the late backing band for the
late HHP.
Her
perseverance and hard work at her craft, attracted some of the most established
artists in the South African music industry, and ultimately started working
with some of them.
Dubbed “The
Groove Queen” by her peers and fans, she has performed and recorded with
artists such as Nothende, Gang of Instrumentals, Rae, Laurie Levine, Kelly
Khumalo, Maxhoba, Wanda Baloyi and Swazi Dlamini to mention a few. Her immense
talent has also been spotted by various production teams and she has been part
of the production of the South African Music Awards as well as the Channel
O Awards, and also played her role as an instrumentalist on the TV productions
of “The Respect Show with HHP” and “Afro Café” on SABC.
Her time in the limelight enabled her to pursue her solo career, during
which she released her first album (“Make a Difference”) and has been touring
through-out the country. She has also performed in Italy with The Liberation
Project and a SADC tour powered by Pro Helvetia.
AusTebza
will be lighting up the stage at Africa’s Grandest Gathering alongside
some of the best local and international music icons, including Abdullah
Ibrahim, Jonathan Butler – with special guest Candy Dulfer from the Netherlands,
Kwetu Trio (featuring Aaron Rimbui, Herbie Tsoaeli and Ayanda Sikade), Lira,
Mandisi Dyantyis, MF Robots from the United Kingdom, and Nduduzo Makhathini.
If you’re going to be in Cape Town at the end of next
month, do make sure to get your tickets to the Cape Town International Jazz
Festival (CTIJF) which will take place on 27 and 28 March 2020 at the Cape Town
International Convention Centre (CTICC).
What I love about such festivals is that they set out to provide a
platform to showcase emerging and
established talent from the continent and further afield.
General access tickets for the 2020 festival are available at Computicket at
R999 for a Weekend Pass and R649 for a Day Pass.
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