KNYSNA NEWS - Much-loved South African singing legend PJ Powers, who has numerous gold and platinum albums under her belt, will be in Knysna this weekend.
She teams up on Saturday 13 February with her long-time guitarist and side-man, Knysna's own Tigger Reunert, at Blend Country Restaurant from 19:00.
A born and bred Durbanite, her career started in the 1980s as the lead singer of Hotline.
The touring band blazed a trail through a tumultuous South Africa on the back of songs that have been indelibly stamped into the psyche of the nation: Feel so Strong, Jabulani, There is an Answer and many more. It was during this period that she was given the name "Thandeka" by her adoring fans.
She then went on to pursue a solo career that flourished in the 1990s and 2000s and saw her performing at concerts and events across the globe, including the proud moment when her performance of World in Union at the Rugby World Cup made the song an international hit.
Her most recent hits include chart-topping singles such as Destiny, Stay and the recently penned Just Breathe and Born to an Audience. She is presently in the studio working on her sixth solo album which promises to produce a batch of new hits.
She has performed for kings and queens, presidents and prima donnas, vagabonds and ne'er do wells, for hundreds of thousands of music lovers.
She has shared the stage with a long list of artists such as Eric Clapton, Johnny Clegg, Joan Armatrading, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Hugh Masekela, Sibongile Khumalo, the Mahotella Queens, Youssou N Dour, Miriam Makeba, Harry Belafonte, The Corrs and Mike and the Mechanic.
The Just Breathe Tour sees Powers starting to tour again after almost a year of lockdown. She is bound to get back to enchanting audiences wherever she goes.
As someone that Madiba held close to his heart, Powers was asked to write the official song for her beloved "Tata" on his 85th birthday, which she sang to him and a host of luminaries during the internationally broadcast celebration.
Tickets and more information on the show are available on Quicket.co.za, or may be pre-purchased at the venue. For more information, please see "Better Live SA" on Facebook.
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