Bantu Soul To Support John Legend

Heineken presents

JOHN LEGEND
With Special Guest KERI HILSON

And local artist BANTU SOUL

Heineken® are excited to announce the phenomenal local artist Bantu Soul to support John Legend with special guest Keri Hilson on all 3 performances this October, beginning at the Grand Arena, Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World in Cape Town on the 15th, the Indoor Arena, International Convention Centre in Durban on the 17th and at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg on the 18th of October.

HEADLINE ACT: JOHN LEGEND
John Legend’s renowned voice has captured millions of fans around the world since his debut album Get Lifted was released in 2004. A critical and commercial triumph, Get Lifted earned John an astounding eight Grammy nominations — he won Best New Artist, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (“Ordinary People”) and Best R&B album — while selling more than three million copies worldwide. Prior to the success of his debut album, Legend’s career in the spotlight was elevated through a series of collaborations with established artists, working with some of the best artists in the business including Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill and Kanye West.

SPECIAL GUEST: KERI HILSON
Keri Hilson is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. Through the early and late 2000s, Hilson wrote songs for multiple rappers and singers, including Britney Spears and Ludacris. Hilson’s debut solo album In a Perfect World… was released on March 24, 2009. In A Perfect World… debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

LOCAL SUPPORT: BANTU SOUL
No one can deny that there is something fresh about Bantu Soul. An exceptional singer songwriter whose sound has an undeniable South African flavour mixed with house and R&B. His ability to mix different native languages in a single verse and still have it make perfect sense is nothing short of pure genius. Bantu Soul has worked with some of the industry’s finest including Guffy, Zwai Bala and has shared stage with international acts such as Erica Badu and Chante Moore. However nothing compares to him supporting John Legend. He stated ‘I believe John Legend has revolutionised the RnB industry and it will be amazing to see him in action and I am honoured be part of the action’.

TOUR ITINERARY
Cape Town – Presented by Heineken®, in association with Heart 104.9 FM and MNET
Thursday October 15th 2009
Grand Arena Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World Cape Town
Tickets from R243.00 to R321.00 (incl. service charges) SOLD OUT

Durban – Presented by Heineken®, in association with Gagasi 99.5 FM and MNET
Saturday October 17th 2009
Indoor Arena International Convention Centre Durban
Tickets from R218.00 to R294.00 (incl. service charges)

Johannesburg – Presented by Heineken®, in association with Kaya FM and MNET
Sunday October 18th 2009
Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg
Tickets from R218.00 to R321.00 (incl. service charges)

Tickets available from Computicket, www.computicket.com

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