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ASA TO HEADLINE MTN BUSHFIRE 2019

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MBABANE - Fresh. MTN Bushfire is excited to announce the addition of one of Nigeria’s hottest acts, Asa as a headline act for the MTN Bushfire Main Stage.


These latest developments were confirmed by House on Fire’s Communications Officer, Wandile Dlamini, who expressed his many thanks to the overwhelming support that the public has been showing MTN BUSHFIRE.


 Asa is a Nigerian and French singer and is known for her soulful voice, powerful lyrics. She earned a place as the de-facto patron saint of the cerebral, boho-chic Nigerian.  Her style is unique, lying somewhere between pop and soul and just a twist of reggae. Her music features mainly English lyrics, but she also sings in Yoruba, a West African language widely spoken in Nigeria.


 Dlamini added that there has been also a few African artists that have been added to the line-up. The newly announced artists include Nairobi-based Blinky Bill Sellanga, who is a singer, songwriter, beat maker, producer and one fourth of Kenyan art and music collective.


Grace


Another artist to grace the stage will be local SWAMA Lifetime Achievement winner Smiles Mandla Makama, who is an elder statesmen of the Swati music scene and who has opened for the likes of Salif Keita and been featured on Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.  His most notable instrument is the Smile phone, a great innovation of the traditional Makhoyane Bow.


Mahube, is also part of this year’s line-up, bringing together some of Southern Africa’s top musicians in an explosive collaboration directed by the multi-award winning Steve and Bokani Dyer that will also include a tribute to the late Oliver Mtukudzi, one of the leading forces of the original Mahube.


Founder


South Africa’s Thabang Tabane, is the heir to the father and founder of the Malombo music Dr Philip Tabane and will bring his world-class band from the township of Mamelodi to the festival. This year sees the return of Botswana to the MTN Bushfire stage with the selection of Sereetsi and  the Natives amongst an all-star international line-up.


Sereetsi is considered a pioneer in the cultural landscape in Botswana and the group presents a fearless sound that blends traditional Botswana rhythms with Western influences.


Additionally, MTN Bushfire has also announced other African super-stars who will take to the various stages, including the Main Stage, House on Fire Amphitheatre, and The Barn.


Artists


These artists include, GranMah, the Dub/Reggae Fusion band from Mozambique, Dobet Gnahoré from Côte d’Ivoire, Maia and the Big Sky from Kenya, plus Eme and Moonchild from Nigeria and South Africa.


The festival will also welcome artists from Europe which include the indie/ alternative Puts Marie from Switzerland and Austria’s Aramboa whose electronic soul music includes elements of downbeat, triphop, idm, neo-soul, bass music, dubstep and jazz.


 Moreover Dlamini said with ticket sales for the 2019 edition up over 70 per cent from this time last year, guests are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment.

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