Johannesburg Art Gallery presents The Sabbath

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"Multifaceted South African musician, Gabi Motuba brings her new project, The Sabbath to the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Saturday, Feb 10th.”

Gabi Motuba’s latest project is called The Sabbath which features a string quartet accompanied by a rhythm section. Her compositions echo beautifully arranged melodies which reference classical, jazz, African and Eastern influences. “In the project Motuba shifted her focus to talk about her experience with grief; as her father lost his battle against Covid-19, during the pandemic. As a result, the project consists of  lamentation songs  that would leave any listener in a state of melancholy.  Motuba told Wits Vuvuzela that: “The project is largely?a very reflective?work for me in terms of moving from trauma into grief and into the pursuit of restoration”. She also features on this project jazz trumpeter Robin Fassie, renowned guitarist Reza Kota, Malombo percussionist Tabang Tabane and award winning drummer Tumi Mogorosi. 

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