Third album for Dudu Manhenga
Dudu Manhenga (Picture: Jekesai)
Towards Alignment was recorded from ‘Solo Encounters with Dudu Manhenga’ over four days at the beautiful REPS theatre stage in March 2009, a daring move by the young diva to get closer to her audience in a setting where the finer nuances of her music could be more fully appreciated. “I feel more alive on stage than in the studio, and the studio does not allow for that spark of spontaneity - an occasional joke, or sharing of my life experiences - like I am able to do during live performances” she said.
The hidden challenge of a live recording, of course, is that there is no room for error, and the first recording has to be the best recording; it cannot be repeated in the live setting. As evidenced on the CD, the live performances revealed Dudu reaching a new level of delivery, a new high in quality, the achievement of a production of international standard - something of which Zimbabwe can be proud. Read more
Dudu Manhenga invites you to her Solo Encounters
This March DUDU MANHENGA relaunches her exciting series of concerts- ‘Solo Encounters’ – close-up interaction with the afro jazz artist in an intimate concert setting at REPS Theatre in Harare from Tue 17 to Saturday 21 March, from 7pm.
The gifted young singer/songwriter has been making waves in regional and international music circles of late, after coming from a Zimbabwe College of Music student background by the turn of the century, and quickly rising to emerge as a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the stage in Zimbabwe. Read more
