U presents IzangoMA

ABOUT

U - THE SPACE is a multi-disciplinary Art venue that prides itself in supporting the Arts and Artists both locally and internationally. We excel in showcasing Artists that are doing great work in the Arts sector.

A true definition of modern big band that is IzangoMA is coming to U on Sunday 27 November 2022, R100 cover from 5pm (band performance form 7pm - 8pm) , venue @Botaki ba Afrika. Also on the night, the extremely talented AshK will also give a live set from 5pm - 7pm & again from 9pm - 11pm.

U - THE SPACE Live Music Program is in collaborating with Concerts SA is funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and SAMRO, administered by IKS Cultural Consulting , with digital partner, Music in Africa.

ABOUT IZANGOMA:

IzangoMa, are a 15-piece ensemble from Pretoria, South Africa, led by vocalist and guitarist Sibusile Xaba and DJ/producer Ash K. Their debut album will be released by Brownswood Recordings towards the end

of 2022 / beginning of 2023, the album in synth/keys lead exploration of Afro-Beat, Afro-Jazz, Mbhaqanga and Psychedelia, expect high energy and percussive drum palettes, free echoing vocal chants, and lyrical

layering of horns, music to dance our way against the disintegration and loneliness that modern life reproduces. IzangoMa’s novel signature and performance brings a beautiful acoustic ecology that cannot be held by genre but reminds us that we are part of a miraculous pattern of the earth’s cycles and life forms through sound. With the predominant meaning being “healer”, Izangoma also,

when pronounced or spoken out (when written like this) "iza ngoma", translates to "song come". “We want people to dance until any pain engraved in their being dissolves, we want people to groove

until all forms of doubt disappears, to hit deep in their hearts until their heart is light as a feather. We want this sound to be a vehicle of love & light, only truth can birth love meaning; Truth is the Mother and Father

to Love, love is the highest level of vibrating (existing). Without unconditional truth there can never be holistic love, without love there can never be peace & without peace there can never be healing of Nations

and humanity as a whole.” – IzangoMa. In December 2022, the band released their first single; ‘City Lights’ showcasing the work of many hands, anchored by surrealist, improvisational sensibilities and playfulness. It begins as an incessant rapture where sound is this explosive light force response to the city’s concrete. It offers us a cathartic moment to return to our breathing, to tend to our roots, to bask in the

sentimentality of living, In June 2023, the released the second single from the project “Tribute to Johnny Dyani”, which pays homage to the great master bassist JohnnyDyani for his enormous contributions to the music not forgetting his role in the emancipation of the people. An acknowledgment and gratitude to the critical role Artists play in our everyday lives, but also

a reminded to Artists to never be on a high horse, never to think they are extra special or more important than the rest of society. Every role in life is equally important in having a better environment to all exist in.

IzangoMa’s debut live show was to close the Johannesburg edition of the JazzFest Berlin’s 2022 festival, which showcased some of South Africa’s finest jazz and avantgarde musicians, their spellbinding performance moved minds and hips at home in South Africa, and broadcast live into Berlin, Germany and across the globe.

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