The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is proud to present  vocalist, Mabu Mhlongo on Wednesday 04 March 2015 at 18:00.

Mabu Mhlongo hails from Mtubatuba in  Kwa-Zulu Natal. She is noted for her impeccable diction, purity of tone and her interpretation of the music of Princess Magogo ka Dinizulu and Busi Mhlongo who are her main influences.

Mhlongo studied a Diploma of Jazz and Popular Music at UKZN where she majored in performance under the supervision of Susan Barry, Demi Fernandez, Neil Gonsalves and Mageshen Naidoo.

While in UKZN, she co-founded a band called Eyami and released their debut album in 2010. The debut album was nominated for the SATMA. It was one of the most prominent bands in Durban.

Mabu has performed in a lot of different places nationally, including the 2013 Standard Bank Joy Jazz Festival, Moshito Festival also in 2013 and Puisano Cultural Exchange South Africa which was endorsed by the Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation.

She is currently working on her solo album that is due to be released by the end of 2015. The album will feature some of the well-known South African musicians which have played an important role in her musical development.

Join Mabu Mhlongo, (vocals), with her band Mlungisi Mhlongo (piano), Mandla Zikalala (bass), Modise Mphuthi (drums) at UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, Level 2, Denis Shepstone Building, on Wednesday 04 March 2015 at 18:00. Entry fee is R50 (Pensioners R30 and students R15). Please contact Thuli on 031 2603385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more info.