ALTBLKcontinua featuring Zu. and Vinnie Mak

Zu. -

Zu. is a singer, song-writer, composer, and actress

whose husky voice, infectious personality, fierce

intellect, and passion for social justice permeate

every platform she steps on.

Despite her young age, over the last decade-and-a

half Zu. has been the founding member, lead

vocalist and overall leader of four bands: Blaq

Pepper(2005), Soul Society(2007), LoveGlori(2010)

and Zuko Collective(2013); producinAgRehearsal

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Zu's music lands itself in multiple genres but could

easily be housed under Afro-soul. She and her

various bands have shared their work widely,

appearing at concerts such as Basha Uhuru

Festival, Cape Town Nu World Festival, MTN

Bushfire Festival, Smoking Dragon Festival; Zuko

Collective became the resident band for the annual

Abantu Book Festival since the inaugural edition in

2016.

She has shared stage with luminaries such as

Hugh Masekela and Madala Kunene.

When she is not making music or exploring her

acting skills, Zu is an established Sports Editor.

Vinnie Mak -

Vinnie Mak is a (collection of paradoxes), a beautiful journey of symphonic styles, as it is music as Blues and Soul would allow.

Vinnie Mak, whose real name is Vincent Makeleni, has been singing since the age of seven but it was only in 2004 while doing Grade 10 that the music bug really bit him.

“I was singing tunes on the radio and in church from a young age. I was a street brawler in my teens and my advantage was speed and rhythm.

“It seemed I could tell a movement before it happened,” - VM

Since taking music seriously, Makeleni has gone on to release a number of projects. In 2005 he worked with Rigby Torrent on the Patience of Progression project, which feature Msaki on a number of tracks.

Being surrounded by his grandmother’s peers, Makeleni was introduced to all types of music, with jazz and blues as major influences.

He is strongly inspired by legendary acts such Miles Davis and Al Green.

(Pholiswa Plaatjie @dailydispatchlive)