Soulful South African Woman Musicians to Look out for in 2019
Soulful South African Woman Musicians to Look out for in 2019 – There’s no scepticism that there has been an overabundance of talent, although previously platforms to distribute music were not within reach, in comparison the present. We are grateful for social media and shared mediums, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, and Youtube which accommodate new artists to share their music and build their audiences, such as the amazing women we’re profiling below.
NALU
- Her music narrates stories. Her guitar acoustics, soul and R&B – are learnt from her own encounters to her lived experiences – She tells stories to empower herself to engage with people authentically. Creativity and art are strong relevant tools especially when they are distributed from a genuine perspective.
REFENTŠE SOLO
2. Her music is inspired mostly by my lived experiences and the wisdom passed down by the women who have set the tone and became an outline, role mode before her. It uses neo-soul and electronic elements to produce a distinct sound, which is ornamented with harmonies (inspired by my choral music background).
HUNTER ROSE
3. When we look at her music it is soulful, heartfelt, sensual, provocative, empowering and centred on numerous kinds of love, especially her contemporary upcoming project. She has delved into numerous distinct sounds over the past 6 months although she is still rooted in her soul sound.
LUH’RA
4. Always with her golden guitar, the best way to define her music would be acoustic soul. She takes thoughtful consideration to morph spaces through tranquil melodies, circulating personal feelings and moments through lyrics, motivating her fans to mirror their own encounters.
5. IINDIRHE N.
As an artist, she has allowed herself to be a carrier and the message of art to Amalgamate into her body so that her lived experiences can be exhibited and comprehended sonically to educate, to heal and to commemorate unapologetically
Written by: Aphiwe Theodorah Mvinjelwa
