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The Star
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Tutu Puoane returns home to celebrate Lebo Mashile's poetry through jazz
Renowned jazz vocalist and Pretoria native Tutu Puoane is set to grace stages across South Africa with her much-anticipated tour, showcasing her current project, Wrapped In Rhythm . Puoane reveals that this award-winning double album is a heartfelt homage to the evocative poetry of South African poet and activist Lebo Mashile, featuring a unique blend of jazz, soul, and singer-songwriting that resonates with audiences both locally and internationally. Since relocating to Antwerp, Belgium, in 2005, Puoane explains that she has found herself profoundly inspired by Mashile's anthology, In A Ribbon Of Rhythm . For nearly a decade, the book accompanied her, stirring emotions that encapsulated her experiences as a young Black African woman navigating her identity amidst the complexities of living away from her homeland. 'Ten years ago, this book had me in a chokehold. I often find things about my country so difficult to express; it all feels so strange after being gone from home for so long, and yet I still hold a very deep connection to the land and people. The poems of Lebo helped me feel and express things I couldn't express myself.' This tour will also see Puoane performing two larger concerts in Gauteng with her full band, featuring Ewout Pierreux on piano, Shane Cooper on bass, and Sphelelo Mazibuko on drums. Following these performances, she will partner with Pierreux for intimate duo concerts in Durban, Cape Town, and Gqeberha, aiming to draw audiences close to the essence of her music and Mashile's powerful words. The full orchestral Volume 2 of Wrapped In Rhythm featuring the renowned Metropole Orkest is scheduled for global release on September 19, but concertgoers will have the distinct advantage of purchasing limited physical copies of the album on CD and vinyl at the shows. Puoane invites her audiences to experience the concert not just as a performance, but as a shared moment of connection and reflection. 'For this upcoming SA tour, I really want people to come, sit down, turn their cell phones on silent, and really drink in these words and this music. I will, of course, play some of their old-time favourites, but this is a chance for my South African audience to experience/remember the magic of Lebo Mashile's powerful 'In A Ribbon Of Rhythm.' Her excitement to return to South Africa is palpable as she expresses her love for performing in front of those who understand her cultural nuances. 'The South African audience, MY audience, is by far the best audience in the world. There's nothing like singing Sepedi to people that truly comprehend every word you're saying. It uplifts a part of my soul I don't get to feel often when I perform for an EU audience. I really would love to come home often to sing, not only once a month at a huge festival. I love singing in smaller intimate gatherings as well, so I'm really hoping that people will come out and support these few dates I have lined up.' Lebo Mashile further echoes the sentiments of their connection, recalling how Tutu's interpretation of her poetry felt like the merging of timelines during the isolation of the pandemic.' 'When Tutu started sharing her experiments online during the pandemic, and when I first heard what she and Ewout were doing in their home studio, it felt like multiple timelines were collapsing and converging at once. Across continents, in the isolation of lockdown, on social media, I felt intimately connected to Tutu's imagination of these poems and seen and affirmed in a way that no artist has ever made me feel before.' Puoane's South African tour dates are set to be Aug 1 - Market Theatre, Johannesburg; Aug 2 - State Theatre, Pretoria; Aug 6 - UKZN Jazz Centre, Durban; Aug 8 - Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town; Aug 10 - Guga S'thebe, Cape Town; and Aug 15 - The One Room, Gqeberha. [email protected] Saturday Star
UPI
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Paul McCartney announces 'Got Back' North American tour dates
1 of 5 | Paul McCartney and his band perform at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. in 2022. He is returning to North America for a tour beginning in September. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney is going on tour. His Got Back tour kicks off in Palm Desert, Calif. on Sept. 29 and winds down in Chicago Nov. 25. In total, the former member of The Beatles will perform 19 shows across 16 locations in the United States and Canada. He previously toured North America in 2022, selling out every venue he visited. That tour culminated in the Glastonbury Festival in England. Presale begins Tuesday, before going on sale July 18. In February, the icon took to the Bowery Ballroom stage in New York City, surprising fans with the concert hours before it started. He also recently collaborated with Barbra Streisand for a song on her duets album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2.
UPI
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande reflect on 'One Heart' collab
July 2 (UPI) -- Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande are sharing what it was like collaborating on Streisand's song "One Heart, One Voice." In a clip released Wednesday, both Carey and Grande discussed how they've been fans of Streisand's since their childhood. "Barbra has quite literally always been a part of my life," Grande said. "I went to go see Barbra with my mom and we made it into the concert DVD somehow. We've come a long way from being in the audience to collaborating on her album." "The way she's broken through the glass ceiling... I really, really look up to her for all she's done," Carey added. The song appeared on the duets album that Streisand, 83, released Friday. That album, called The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, also includes collaborations with Hozier, Paul McCartney Sam Smith, Bob Dylan, Laufey, Tim McGraw, Sting, Josh Groban and Seal. "This song was written as a vehicle for three strong-willed women and when that regrettable Supreme Court decision concerning Roe vs. Wade was made, the lyrics, 'We've got every right to make a choice,' particularly resonated with me," Streisand said in the clip. Ariana Grande turns 32: a look back
UPI
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Listen: Barbra Streisand recruits Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande for 'One Heart'
1 of 3 | Barbra Streisand released "One Heart, One Voice" with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, a song from her duets album "The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2," also out Friday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June 27 (UPI) -- Barbra Streisand has released a new song with fellow music superstars Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. Streisand, 83, recorded the track "One Heart, One Voice" with Carey, 56, and Grande, 32, for her duets album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, which debuted Friday. In "One Heart, One Voice," the trio of music artists celebrate the power of a woman's heart. "With love that guides the way / A hundred thousand heartbeats a day / A reason to rejoice / Together, with one heart, one voice," they sing. Streisand had nothing but praise for Carey and Grande in an interview with Variety, calling the pair "the hottest, biggest, most wonderful voices." Partners, Volume 2 also features collaborations with Hozier, Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Bob Dylan, Laufey, Tim McGraw, Sting, Josh Groban and Seal. Streisand released "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" with Hozier in April and "My Valentine" with McCartney in May. "Recording this album with new and familiar friends was a joyful experience! I Chose the title, The Secret of Life, because I thought James Taylor's philosophical lyric was particularly inspiring," she wrote on Instagram, referencing Taylor's 1976 song of the same name. In addition to her new music, Streisand released her autobiography My Name is Barbra in late 2023. Legendary star Barbra Streisand turns 83: a look back Barbra Streisand holds one of two Golden Globe Awards she won at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in Hollywood on January 28, 1984. She won the best performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy for her role in 'Yentl' and Best Director for the same movie, her first production. File Photo by Alan Zanger/UPI | License Photo
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Listen: Barbra Streisand recruits Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande for 'One Heart'
June 27 (UPI) -- Barbra Streisand has released a new song with fellow music superstars Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. Streisand, 83, recorded the track "One Heart, One Voice" with Carey, 56, and Grande, 32, for her duets album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, which debuted Friday. In "One Heart, One Voice," the trio of music artists celebrate the power of a woman's heart. "With love that guides the way / A hundred thousand heartbeats a day / A reason to rejoice / Together, with one heart, one voice," they sing. Streisand had nothing but praise for Carey and Grande in an interview with Variety, calling the pair "the hottest, biggest, most wonderful voices." Partners, Volume 2 also features collaborations with Hozier, Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Bob Dylan, Laufey, Tim McGraw, Sting, Josh Groban and Seal. Streisand released "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" with Hozier in April and "My Valentine" with McCartney in May. "Recording this album with new and familiar friends was a joyful experience! I Chose the title, The Secret of Life, because I thought James Taylor's philosophical lyric was particularly inspiring," she wrote on Instagram, referencing Taylor's 1976 song of the same name. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barbra Streisand (@barbrastreisand) In addition to her new music, Streisand released her autobiography My Name is Barbra in late 2023.
