Smoking Dragon New Years Eve Festival

Portia Sibiya is one of the best female bass player in South Africa and she has a six piece band playing JAZZ/FUSION/SOUL AND AFRICAN MUSIC. Our influences include the sounds of Miriam Makeba/Hugh Masekela/Jonathan Butler to mention a few...

Our initial goal to raise funds to purchase flight tickets to go to USA {New Orleans} for the

NOSACCON INC Initiative. Our band has been invited to participate for the NOSACCON CULTURE

EXCHANGE taking place on April 2025 in the USA. Where we will also get the opportunity to get

employment to teach African Music In USA.

Being surrounded by Visionaries can be such a pack amazing but can also drive you crazy

I remember Portia Bass Sibiya saying that she was bothered by the fact that other music genres continuously introduces different sounds. A different story with Jazz She had always wanted to bring something new in the Jazz Fraternity. Most of us thought she was crazy when she said she want to introduce Ancestral Jazz. 

It is exciting to proudly say her forthcoming Ancestral Jazz Concert will be introducing something new in the Jazz fraternity, 1st ever to be created "worldwide” Music lovers you real don’t want to miss out! 

I can’t wait for the 27th of December to proudly scream and say YOU were the first to be famous female Bass Guitarist in Mzansi and now the first to introduce different genre - Ancestral Jazz, Worldwide! #Womandla 

And the venue? WOW! Amphitheatre Backpackers eco-lodge is set in the Northern Drakensberg and encircled by awe-inspiring mountains. Two dams and a river are on-site, and there are many nearby outdoor activities. Festival-goers can leave the nest and venture out into the wilderness. You can hike, mountain bike, zipline, quad bike, horse ride, fish, and even take a helicopter ride. 

City dwellers, we are only a hop away Smoking Dragon is conveniently situated midway between Johannesburg and Durban on tarred roads. The festival draws audiences from both cities as well as Cape Town. 

Celebrate our FIFTEENTH birthday with us and expect a BEAST OF A PARTY.

We are an NPO focusing on artist management/performance bookings/ and we do a lot of

community development project/programs to empower women in the arts sector, we also give

food parcels to disadvantaged communities and to the homeless. On this event we would love

to partner with you and distribute to 38 underprivileged families, as part of our

empowerment program. Let’s stand together as a community to make a difference in the lives

of others.

Based on the nature of our venue, we are confident that our band will suit you ; The event will be

supported by High Profile guests, including Business Executives, Dignitaries, Celebrities, Media and Ticket

buying members of the public. This also means it will be a much talked about event within the target audience.