The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music proudly presents Sereetsi & the Natives on Wednesday 31 August 2016 at 18:00.

This concert falls as part of a tour of South Africa beginning August 12th 2016 to September 6th that will see the band playing a number of dates in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Mafikeng and Pietermaritzburg.  

“This is part of our greater plan to grow our footprint internationally. We have just returned from an outing with Namibian world music star, Elemotho, on July 9th 2016 at Windhoek’s Warehouse Theatre. The tour is a continuation of efforts to share the Natives rhythms with the rest of the world,” says Sereetsi.

The tour makes for cultural exchange too as it features musos from four countries - Botswana, US, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The personnel for the tour is Sereetsi on four string guitar and lead vocals, US born Terry Lewis on alto saxophone, young and dynamic Zimbabwean Leroy Nyoni on drums and vocals and the South African well-travelled bassist Thabang Phora.

Sereetsi us a singer/songwriter is also the author of the ground-breaking instructional book/CD, The Solo Four String Guitar of Botswana . Durban was first introduced to Sereetsi and the natives last year, Durban UKZN’s Afrcan Music and Dance disciplines 10^th African Cultural Calabash.

The act is one of the most popular in Botswana with a number of hits from its critically acclaimed 2015 debut, Four String Confessions, such as ‘Robete’, ‘Thaa Kokome’ and ‘Ke Boletsa Mongwe’ on regular rotation on radio. Its sound combines Botswana rhythms and verse with influences such as jazz and folk rock.

Join Sereetsi & the Natives at The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus on Wednesday 31 August 2016 at 18:00. Doors open at 17h30pm show starts at 18h00. R60 for general admission // R40 pensioners // R20 for students. Please contact Thuli on 031 2603385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more details.