Sampa the Great and Stogie T will be performing at Bassline’s I AM HERE music festival on 27 November. Images via Instagram @sampa_the_great @stogie_t
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Zambian-born rapper Sampa the Great and South African hip-hop heavyweight Stogie T will be performing at Bassline’s I AM HERE music fest on Saturday 27 November.
Sampa the Great and Stogie T will be performing at Bassline’s I AM HERE music festival on 27 November. Images via Instagram @sampa_the_great @stogie_t
In association with the leading pan-African music trade-event ACCES, Bassline presents the Bassline Fest I AM HERE music concert set to take place on Saturday 27 November 2021 at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg. The exciting concert welcomes a live audience and a live stream will also be available.
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I AM HERE HEADLINERS
Bassline has put together an extraordinary list of artists to perform at their I AM HERE music festival. The legendary Thandiswa Mazwai, Zambian-born rapper Sampa the Great and South African hip-hop heavyweight Stogie T will take the stage.
They will be joined by Lesotho’s Morena Leraba, Eastern Cape-born rapper Laliboi, and R&B sensation Moonga K who released his new EP, CANDID on Friday 22 October.
MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Thandiswa Mazwai, affectionately known as “King Tha” kicked off her music career in 1998 with the music group Bongo Maffin. After six albums with the group, she set out on a solo venture. Her single Ingoma still keeps South Africans rocking.
28-year-old Sampa the Great is described as the “African voice of Australian rap”. Her music has earned her several awards since 2017 including the Australian Music Prize for her 2019 album The Return.
Stogie T has been in the SA hip-hop industry for over a decade. The rapper who recently signed to Def Jam Africa has won South Africans over with his well-thought-out lyricism and exceptional imagery.
Morena Leraba uses Sesotho lyrics and combines them with electronic music, while Laliboi fuses elements of jazz and old-school hip-hop in his music. Moonga K’s voice can certainly capture anyone. The Zambian-born artist fuses R&B, soul, and electro.
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Tickets for Bassline’s I AM HERE music festival event are available on Howler for R400. The event will kick off at 14:00.
Bassline Fest is also excited to announce the exciting I AM HERE music concert with the fourth Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES), as their official partner. The conference will take place between 25 and 27 November.
Concert organiser Brad Holmes of Bassline said: “ACCESS is a pan-African trade event for music industry players to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages. ACCES is held in a different city every year, attracting active music industry players from across the globe. This year is Johannesburg’s turn.”
Tickets for the event are available here.
