South Africa�s number one Jazz diva, Simphiwe Dana is coming to the Picket Club Liverpool on 24 October as part of her UK Tour.

One of the most sought after performers to emerge from South Africa in recent times, seven-time South Africa Music Award (SAMA) winner Simphiwe Dana will be accompanied by an 11 piece ensemble to bring her internationally acclaimed Modern African Soul Music to six venues across the UK this Autumn.

Simphiwe Dana, described as 'the best thing to happen to Afro-Soul music since Miriam Makeba', was brought up on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Following the end of the Apartheid era and a move to Johannesburg, it was her appearances at open-mike sessions that immediately caught the attention of established musicians and producers.

Zandisile, Simphiwe Dana�s debut album, received platinum status and a number one position on the Billboard Music Charts. This was followed up in 2006 with her album The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street which secured four South Africa Music Awards including Best Female Artist and Album of the Year.

Notable performances include Nelson Mandela�s 83rd birthday, the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz. Simphiwe represented South Africa as a cultural ambassador in an extensive tour of China ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games and was nominated in BBC Radio 3�s 2008 Awards for Best Artist in the category World Music - Africa.

Simphiwe�s first UK tour is supported by Black Routes, the touring network for African and Caribbean music, and produced by Punch Records.


For more information visit www.blackroutes.org.uk
www.punchrecords-records.co.uk or call 0121 224 7444.