Acoustic Soul-Folk Artist, Meri Kenaz, has spent the past 2 years since finishing the recording of her debut album, In a Moment, at the end of 2008, touring and performing regular shows around SA. In this short time she has already rallied up some die-hard support for her music, and has received great reviews. Gisele Turner from Independent News & Media calls her a “blindingly fascinating singer-songwriter…” with “well-constructed songs and strong dramatic capacity…” and EP Herald’s Leon Muston maintains "Port Elizabeth artist Meri Ké [Meri Kenaz] shows great diversity on her independently released album In a Moment.”
Kenaz will have her debut performance at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in 2010. Performance dates for her shows at the festival has recently been released. Her show, entitled “In a Moment”, will run at the following times and venues:
PJ's BASEMENT: 21 June 15:00; 23 June 17:00; 25 June 19:00
CUERVO MUSIC ROOM SOLO: 22 June 17:00 & 24 June 15:00
CUERVO MUSIC ROOM GIGS: 21 June 20:45 & 22 June 21:45
Tickets will sell for R40 for normal tickets, R30 for students, R30 for “Friends of the festival” and R30 for block tickets. First Performance discount: R30.
Kenaz has recently been on a national tour of South Africa with internationally acclaimed Blues artist, Dan Patlansky. The dates of this tour were as follows:
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 - Steak & Ale (Lyttelton)
Thursday, 18 February 2010 - Centurion Teater (Lyttelton)
Saturday, 20 February 2010 - The Radium Beer Hall
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 - FTV Silverstar Casino (Muldersdrift)
Thursday, 25 February 2010 - The Blues Room (Sandton)
Saturday, 27 February 2010 - Cafe Barcelona (Elarduspark)
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 - Pablo's (Potchefstroom)
Friday, 05 March 2010 - Occidental Bar (Kimberley)
Saturday, 06 March 2010 - Aasvoel Klub (Bloem)
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 - Fogey's Railway House (Muizenburg)
Thurday , 11 March 2010 - Dorpstraat Teater (Stellenbosch)
Friday, 12 March 2010 - Bertie's Mooring (Gordon's Bay)
Saturday, 13 March 2010 - Klein Libertas Teater (Stellenbosch)
Sunday, 14 March 2010 - Zula Sound Bar, CT (This show was not related to the Dan Patlansky tour, but was a separate event shared with Franceska Krnjak)
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 - Fogey's Railway House (Muizenburg)
Thursday, 18 March 2010 - Die Boer (Durbanville)
Friday, 19 March 2010 - Die Boer (Durbanville)
Saturday, 20 March 2010 - Die Boer (Durbanville)
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 - The Swing Cafe (Knysna)
Thursday, 25 March 2010 - Potter's Place (Jeffrey's Bay)
Friday, 26 March 2010 - Toni's Place (P/E)
Saturday, 27 March 2010 - Toni's Place (P/E)
Friday, 09 April 2010 - Steak & Ale (Lyttelton)
Saturday, 17 April 2010 - The Radium Beer Hall (Orange Grove)
More upcoming shows will be announced soon.
ENDS
