MTN Bushfire 2nd line-up, diverse, eclectic, inspiring!
MBABANE - MTN Bushfire is excited to unveil the second line-up of artists who will be setting the stages ablaze at the 17th edition of the festival.
Taking place from May 31 to June 2, 2024, at House on Fire in the Kingdom of Eswatini, the festival’s line-up is loved by Fire Starters from all over the world for its multicultural, eclectic mix of top music talents and exciting discoveries of artists and genres that amaze and inspire. Discovering new artists and music styles is one of the highlights of every MTN Bushfire weekend. Further artist announcements will be made in the coming weeks.
Following the recent announcement of a range of celebrated global artists and the confirmation of Nigerian artist, Nneka as the headline act, MTN Bushfire has released another list of confirmed artists who exemplify the festival’s conscious celebration of diversity, spirit of social inclusion, and atmosphere of tolerance inspired by its call to action, Bring Your Fire.
Emotion
South Africa’s vocal powerhouses will steal hearts with magical performances, beginning with the incomparable Lloyiso, whose inspirational and relatable songs convey pure emotion.
In welcome contrast, the rebellious, spiritually inspired concoctions brewed by BCUC - Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness - will take you on a journey informed by their home-grown sounds of Soweto down the ages. Insightful lyricist, Muzi is a transcendent storyteller who intertwines his deepest, most personal vulnerabilities into his genre-blending music. From Cape Town, we have Luukhanyo and The Hii Rollers. Luukhanyo is known for his unapologetically authentic songwriting and seamlessly blended elements of contemporary RnB, Hip-Hop, Funk and Jazz.
Jazzing things up from the UK are Camilla George and Blue Lab Beats, whose performances are supported by a dynamic partnership between pioneering grassroots jazz organisation, Jazz Refreshed and South African creative agency The Dig.
Camilla George is a visionary saxophonist, composer, bandleader and innovator from the UK with a unique, hynotising blend of Afrofuturism, Hip Hop and Jazz. Her music is informed by a powerful connection to her Nigerian identity, lineage and heritage, as well as her love of fusing African and Western music.
Blue Lab Beats is one of the fastest-rising production duos in the world right now, with over 50 million streams.
Formidable
Consisting of ground-breaking producer NK-OK and the formidable multi-instrumentalist Mr. DM, the duo recently won a Grammy for their production on Angelique Kidjo’s track ‘Fired Up’ on her Mother Nature LP, which won Best Global Music Album.
MTN Bushfire is a place where people and cultures come together, as embodied by Seba Kaapstad, a multi-national Neo-Soul quartet based in Cape Town, who conjure beatific grooves that radiate the polyrhythmic essence of Africa,