MADOSINI PRESENTS "AN ODE TO UHADI"

In partnership with Imiso Ceramics, Dr Latozi "Madosini" Mpahleni a.k.a “ The Queen of Xhosa Bow Music” presents “An Ode to uHadi”. She is internationally known for playing Uhadi, isitolotolo, umrhubhe and for preserving the music of the Xhosa tribe.

In her field she is not only a musician, composer and a storyteller but she is also highly recognized as a National Treasure. 

Over the years she has collaborated and written songs with British Rock Singer Patrick Duff and in 2003 they went on to perform a number of successful concerts together around the world. She has collaborated with South African musicians Thandiswa Mazwai, Ringo, Derek Gripper and Gilberto Gil the famous Brazilian musician. Her latest collaboration with musicians Hilton Schilder, Jonny Blundell, Lulu Plaitjies and Pedro Espi-Sanchis has resulted in the recording of an African/Jazz fusion CD under the name of AmaThongo and various concerts around Africa. Madosini and Pedro have performed together at many music festivals as well as story telling and poetry festivals around the world, notably the Medellin International Poetry Festival in Colombia.