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Work Of Heart (Zonke Album)
''Work of Heart'' is the self-produced fourth studio album of South African singer-songwriter and record producer Zonke. Released on 11 September 2015 through Sony Entertainment Africa., it is the follow up of her gold-certified live album '' Give and Take Live''. Background On 23 August 2015, Zonke announced the release date, pre-order link, track listing and cover art of the album. Preceding the album's release were two singles titled "Reach It" and "Meet Me in My Dreams", the later a song she dedicated to her older sister Lulu Dikana. ''Work of Heart'' was nominated in two categories at the 15th Metro FM Music Awards and four categories at the 22nd South African Music Awards, winning one. Commercial performance On 15 July 2016, the album was certified platinum. Critical reception Upon its release, ''Work of Heart'' was met to positive critical reviews among local music critics Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonke
Zonke Dikana (born 11 October 1979), known simply as Zonke, is a South African singer-songwriter and record producer. Her rise to stardom came in 2011 following the release of her third album, ''Ina Ethe'', which was certified double platinum and was nominated at the 18th South African Music Awards. In 2013, she recorded and released ''Give and Take Live'', which was certified gold just two months after its release and earned her a place in the Channel O list of "Africa's Top 10 Female Singing Sensations". In September 2015, Zonke released '' Work of Heart'', her fifth album, to critical acclaim with nominations in several categories at the 15th Metro FM Music Awards and 22nd South African Music Awards. She signed a record deal to Sony Music Entertainment in 2013. On 15 June 2018, she released '' L.O.V.E'', her fifth studio album, with Sony. Early life and education Zonke was born in KwaZakhele, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Her father, Vuyisile Dikana, was a drummer for a group cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Soul
Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B. Heavily based in soul music, neo soul is distinguished by a less conventional sound than its contemporary R&B counterpart, with incorporated elements ranging from funk, jazz fusion, hip hop, and African music to pop, rock, and electronic music. It has been noted by music writers for its traditional R&B influences, conscious-driven lyrics, and strong female presence. Neo soul developed during the 1980s and early 1990s, in the United States and United Kingdom, as a soul revival movement. It earned mainstream success during the 1990s, with the commercial and critical breakthroughs of several artists, including D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell. Their music was marketed as an alternative to the producer-driven, digit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrosoul
Afro-soul is a music genre that has African characteristics of soul music. It has emotional vocals, especially of the lead singer. There is a very strong link between Afro-soul and other genres like Afro-Jazz, Amapiano, and Afrobeats. Notable musicians * Miriam Makeba, a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist * Zahara, the South African recently discovered music prodigy * Amanda Black, multi award-winning songstress from South Africa * Simphiwe Dana, praised as "the best thing to happen to Afro-soul music since Miriam Makeba" * Muma Gee, Nigerian singer * Scelo Gowane, South African singer * Siphokazi, a South African artist * Les Nubians, the French born sisters who are Afropean music singers * The Budos Band * K'naan * Ginger Johnson * Doug Kazé, Nigerian singer-songwriter * Manu Dibango, from Cameroon * Nomfusi, South African artist * Lekan Babalola Olalekan Babalola (born ) is a Nigerian List of jazz percussionists, jazz percussionist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonke Dikana
Zonke Dikana (born 11 October 1979), known simply as Zonke, is a South African singer-songwriter and record producer. Her rise to stardom came in 2011 following the release of her third album, '' Ina Ethe'', which was certified double platinum and was nominated at the 18th South African Music Awards. In 2013, she recorded and released '' Give and Take Live'', which was certified gold just two months after its release and earned her a place in the Channel O list of "Africa's Top 10 Female Singing Sensations". In September 2015, Zonke released ''Work of Heart'', her fifth album, to critical acclaim with nominations in several categories at the 15th Metro FM Music Awards and 22nd South African Music Awards. She signed a record deal to Sony Music Entertainment in 2013. On 15 June 2018, she released '' L.O.V.E'', her fifth studio album, with Sony. Early life and education Zonke was born in KwaZakhele, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Her father, Vuyisile Dikana, was a drummer for a group c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give And Take Live
''Give and Take (Live)'' is a live album by South African singer-songwriter and record producer Zonke. It was recorded on 5 July 2013 at the Lyric Centre, Golden Reef City, Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ... and features live performances recorded from 2007 to 2012. Commercial reception ''Give and Take (Live)'' was certified gold upon selling over 20,000 units sold under two months. Track listing Release history Accolades References {{Zonke Zonke albums 2013 live albums Live albums by South African artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu Dikana
Lungisa Dikana, (18 December 1978 – 3 December 2014), was a South African recording artist and vocalist. Her music career shot to limelight in 2008 following the release of her debut album '' My Diary, My Thoughts''. She died on 3 December 2014 after a short illness. Life and career Born into a musical family in Kwazakhele, a small town in Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, Lulu began singing as a chorister in her local church at the age of 15. Her father, Vuyiselie Dikana was a drummer for a band known as "Black Slave and the Flamingo". An alumna of Fort Hare University where she studied Law, Lulu released her debut album titled '' My Diary, My Thoughts'' in 2008 produced by Nigerian-born music producer Wilson Joel . The album contained hit tracks like "Real Love" and "Life and Death". Following the success of her debut album, Lulu began working on her second album '' This Is the Life''. The album was released in 2011 and went on to be nominated in three categories at the 2013 Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Metro FM Music Awards
The 15th installment of the annual Metro FM Music Awards is an award ceremony that celebrates excellence in the South African music industry by honouring musicians who did exceedingly well in their field throughout 2015. The show first aired on SABC 1 on February 27, 2016. The winner in each category will receive a R100,000 prize for each category they win. Metro FM is investing in musicians; building wealth and benefiting financially from their trade over and above the artistic recognition that comes with the MMA's coveted statuette. This will be the first installment of the award show to include a new category, namely the Pan-African Category. Nathi and Sphectacular & DJ Naves led the nominations with five each, followed by Riky Rick and Emtee with four nominations each, and AKA, Fifi Cooper and Black Coffee with three nominations each. Emtee Mthembeni Ndevu, better known by his stage name Emtee (stylized as eMTee) is a South African rapper. He was born in Matatiele and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd South African Music Awards
The 22nd Annual South African Music Awards was held on 4 June 2016 at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa and was hosted by Somizi Mhlongo and Thando Thabethe. The nominees were announced on 21 April 2016 with Nathi, Emtee, Zonke Dikana, and Riky Rick topping the list with four nominations each. Nathi garnered the most awards with five while Black Coffee came closest by claiming four awards. Performers * Moneoa * Loki Rothman * Jabu Hlongwane * Wouter Kellerman * AKA * Da L.E.S * Nasty C * Emtee * Fifi Cooper * Nathi * DJ Ganyani * DJ Merlon * Revolution * Prince Kaybee * Dreamteam * Big Nuz * Thee Legacy song they performed * Raheem Kemet * Lakota Silva * Nakhane Toure * 24 Skies * Thokozani Langa * Khuzani * Saarkies * The Fraternity * Andriette * Pierre Rossouw * iFANi * DJ Fortee * DJ Sliqe * Mobi Dixon Winners and nominees Below is the list of nominees and winners for the popular music categories. Winners are highlighted in bold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Online (South Africa)
''Independent Online'', popularly known as ''IOL'', is a news website based in South Africa. IOL serves the online versions of a number of South African newspapers, including ''The Star'', ''Pretoria News'', '' The Daily Voice'', ''Cape Times'', ''Cape Argus'', ''Weekend Argus'', '' The Mercury'', ''Post'', ''Diamond Fields Advertiser'', ''Isolezwe'', ''Daily Tribune'', ''Sunday Tribune'', ''The Independent on Saturday'', and '' The Sunday Independent''. Corporate affairs Ownership Sekunjalo Investments owns 55% of the company via its subsidiary Sekunjalo Independent Media, the Public Investment Corporation of South Africa owns 25%, and two Chinese state-owned enterprises (China International Television Corporation and the China Africa Development Fund) own the remaining 20% of the newspaper. China International Television Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). Before 2013, IOL was owned by the Independent News & M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Criticism
''The Oxford Companion to Music'' defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". In this sense, it is a branch of musical aesthetics. With the concurrent expansion of interest in music and information media over the past century, the term has come to acquire the conventional meaning of journalistic reporting on musical performances. Nature of music criticism The musicologist Winton Dean has suggested that "music is probably the most difficult of the arts to criticise." Unlike the plastic or literary arts, the 'language' of music does not specifically relate to human sensory experience – Dean's words, "the word 'love' is common coin in life and literature: the note C has nothing to do with breakfast or railway journeys or marital harmony." Like dramatic art, music is recreated at every performance, and criticism may, therefore, be directed both at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SowetanLIVE
''The Sowetan'' is an English-language South African daily newspaper that started in 1981 as a liberation struggle newspaper and was freely distributed to households in the then apartheid-segregated township of Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. It is one of the largest national newspapers in South Africa. Regarded as having a left-leaning editorial tone, it carries a readership of almost 2 million and a circulation of 124,000 in 2006. The newspaper is property of South African media company Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group, Avusa, and Times Media Group). Before that, it belonged to Dr. Nthato Motlana (1925–30 November 2008), a prominent South African businessman, physician and anti-apartheid activist, who took a leading role in the formation of the New African Investments Limited (NAIL), which purchased ''The Sowetan'' following apartheid. History ''The Sowetan'' started in 1981, as replacement of the ''Post Transvaal'' newspaper, which itself consisted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
