Tribute fest for fans of top bands
THE fourth annual Tribute Fest features a phenomenal line-up, including loads of new acts to bring you 12 hours of music to pay tribute to some of the greatest musical legends of all time.
The bands that will be performing to honour the likes of Elvis, Neil Diamond, ZZ Top, Depeche Mode, Joe Cocker and many more are Mark Haze, Patrick Canovi’s “Kiss the Sky” Show Band, Music 4 the Masses, Johan Liebenberg Band, The Rivertones, James Marais and other collaborating artists.
Patrick Canovi, who will be staging the tributes to Joe Cocker, Guns N’ Roses, Amy Winehouse and Jimi Hendrix started doing “Rock Legends Tribute Shows” under the name of “Patrick Canovi’s ‘Kiss the Sky’ Show Band” back in 1994. Canovi also coaches young artists, some of who will be on stage with him at the festival.
He says the most important thing when planning a new show is to be certain that he finds a singer with the right voice.
“I regularly get approached by singers looking for opportunities, for example Jonathan Laing sent me a recording of himself a while back. I immediately knew that with coaching, I could turn him into Cape Town’s “Joe Cocker”. Although he had the perfect voice for it, he was inexperienced and had never sung a Joe Cocker song. Early in November, after only four months of intensive work, he did The Joe Cocker Tribute Show and receive a standing ovation.
“Although I also sing and do most of the singing on my current original CD, Patrick Canovi Through the Years, these days I do more coaching, producing and directing, and of course play guitar in all the shows,” Canovi says.
Ramaine Barreiro-Lloyd will be paying her tribute to the powerhouse Tina Turner. Ask Ramaine why Tina Turner, and she answers: “The raspy voice and singing with complete abandonment was pretty much a no-brainer for me when I first experienced Tina Turner, and that’s exactly what she is… an experience. She somehow always manages to be very lady-like when kicking butt!.”
Sean Nunan from Music 4 the Masses says: “We give our audiences all the Depeche Mode songs they remember, all as close as possible to the originals.”
James Marais has developed the reputation of being South Africa’s top Elvis Presley tribute artist. Elvis has been James’s musical inspiration since his childhood, and he has since worked on duplicating Elvis’s singing style, stage moves and iconic look.
He believes in paying “a respectful tribute to Elvis with regards to all aspects of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll”, to give audiences an authentic Elvis experience.
Join these talented artists, as well as Mark Haze, Johan Liebenberg and The Rivertones, for a fantastic showcase of the most incredible artists in the history of music.
Tickets at Computicket: R180, with children under 12 free. Gates open noon, show starts 1pm. Venue address: Tuesday, December 26, Hillcrest Quarry, M13 Tygerberg Valley Road, Durbanville. Big stage, big sound, bars, food stalls, kids’ entertainment. Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa who now lives in the US, fast-tracked her career as a concert pianist when in 2007, she posted a three-minute video with her playing Rachmaninoff’s Etude Op. 39 No. 6, on YouTube.The three three-minute clip went viral. The Cape Town Concert Series has nabbed Lisitsa – how cool is that – and she will be playing in the Baxter Concert Hall, 8pm tomorrow in a celebrity fundraising recital. It an opportunity to see this A-lister on the classical music circuit. R380/Computicket/www.computicket. com/0861 9158000.
Email info@ ctconcerts.co.za with subject line ToTT or call 021 4397663 between 9am and 9.15am today.Your name will go into the draw to win the tickets.
Last year, Au Revoir – sold out at the Kalk Bay Theatre.The theatre – now rebranded as the Followspot Kalk Bay Theatre – is staging another festive season cirque/comedy/cabaret: Caliente - Circo de danza. It opens on Tuesday November 21- which happens to be the theatre’s two-for-one night. On Thursdays, there is the popular dinner special: buy one main; get one free. On deals alone – there is no wonder that shows sell out on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the quality of their cirque show is superlative. Followspot won an Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown for Au Revoir and deservedly so. Book early – especially for Tuesday and Thursday nights. Book at www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za or call 0217887257. R175. Dinner is extra in restaurant– ala carte.Three
(show only – drinks and food at your own cost – but prices are reasonable). Email kalkbaytheatre@gmail.com by 6pm tomorrow. SUBJECT LINE:ToTT or tweet @KalkBay_Theatre with #ToTTFreebies, also by 6pm tomorrow.
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning South African based guitarist James Grace is performing at The Theatre on the Bay from November 21-25 – with Recuerdos – a Spanish guitar and dance programme featuring the music of composers such as Albeéniz, Granados, De Falla, Rodrigo and Tárrega.This is his first time at the Theatre on the Bay and will be accompanied by five flamenco dancers. It is a short season – only five performances. R100-R180.Computicket/ www.computicket.com/0861 9158000/ the theatre on 021 438 3301.
Email dean@theatreonthebay.co.za by 6pm tomorrow. SUBJECT LINE:ToTT.