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Me and My Shadow - Tenye flies solo with a little help from her friends

Tenye flies solo - with a little help from her friends!
November 19th and 20th
Singer/songwriter tenye (a.k.a. Tendayi Nyeke), the co-writer/director of the musical ‘The Signs’ (2009) and producer of Zimbabwe-inspired pop musical ‘Flying Kites with Boys’, has been busy again, and has conjured up a musical journey that explores the things we wish we could say but sometimes lack the courage to admit - those issues that lurk in the shadows...

From singing about being on the rebound, to talking about the highs and lows of being a 20-something year-old woman and the joy of having God in her life, ‘Me and My Shadow’ is a rollercoaster of emotion and inspired introspection. This upbeat and tuneful show aims to have audiences laughing at themselves and each other, with the reminder that even through life’s toughest circumstances, there is always hope.

Tenye explains, “When I got dumped I wrote a song, when I was angry I wrote a song, when a guy used a lame pick-up line on me or when I was the picker-upper, I wrote a song. I’m always watching and thinking about life and its situations, and I love finding the music to express these moments.”

Tenye’s sound interchanges acoustic-soul influences with a touch of jazz and occasional African undertones, courtesy of her fellow travellers, the accomplished music producer and pianist Godwin Nyabadza, and percussionist Tino Dangarembwa (known for his work with Lira and HHP), who also plays the distinctly Zimbabwean Mbira.
Life is good, tenye insists, even through the eyes of your shadow!
To book tickets:
Contact Pamella Nyeke on 087 830 0030 or 072 545 5629.
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VENUE: Joburg Promusica’s Basement Theatre
DATES: Friday November 19th – 8pm
Saturday November 20th – 3pm and 8pm shows
TICKETS: R80