| About kULCHA QUEEN | Kulcha Queen is a musician hailing from a friendly city of Port Elizabeth, in the province of the Eastern Cape South Africa. She is a third of four children, she grew up listening to her father’s music collection of Jazz, Maskhandi, Soul and R& B vinyls. She started singing at the school choir Her introduction into the music industry was cultivated by the association with the late veteran musician Vuyisile Dikana . Dikana mentored her in music her debut performance was with and the Blaze jazz band in 2001 . She has performed in many clubs scenes in Port Elizabeth including the Speak Easy lounge, a repertoire that consisted of their own material and some cover versions. She also performed at the annual Springs festival in Uitenhage and Splash festival in Summerstrand beach. Her sound is versatile but mostly Afro jazz with a touch of Reggae. The music appeals to a wide range of audiences both in South Africa and beyond borders. She have performed in big South African festivals like the Grahamstown National Arts festival. She has also performed in the Thuthula Musical and taking a lead role of the title. The Musical is based on a true story about two Xhosa kings who were rivals. Both were so in love with Queen Thuthula. Kulcha Queen has spread her wings in South Africa and not only confined to the Eastern Cape as can be seen from the list of her performances. She (with the Mo’jazz Band) has performed in most of the festivals including the Free State Province where the Macufe’ Festival is held annually in Bloemfontein. She has performed with many artists and made collaborations with the late Stompie Mavi included a musical video of the song ‘Umendo’ with vocals and dance. Kulcha Queen is passionate about Musical Development and has started involving the youth in music. This included the involvement in a music workshop to empower school children from the disadvantage communities. This took place at the internationally acclaimed Red Location Museum building. Kulcha Queen is a composer, a co-producer, arranger and she just released a single album ‘Isengabo ‘on this album she worked with artists like Negus-I; Bongani Tulwana and Vincent Fraser. Her music is inspired by the sounds of Busi Mhlongo, Letta Mbuli and the late Miriam Makeba. Kulcha Queen is a very spiritual and politically conscious artist and this certainly manifests itself in her music. Links : thembisa29@hotmail.com : reverbnation.com : Hypedsound.com |
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