Estère to venture on a debut tour of Africa this May 19 Apr 2016
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Estère to venture on a debut tour of Africa this May
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In a series of festival
appearances and headline shows, Wellington-based,
multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer Estère is
embarking on an exciting debut tour of Africa.
The tour will see Estère representing New Zealand this May at Azgo Festival in Mozambique, Zakifo Festival in South Africa, and MTN Bushfire in Swaziland. But there’s far more to these performances than representing New Zealand; having been named after her grandmother from Cameroon, Estère’s cultural identity is deeply rooted in Africa.
This tour is Estère’s first opportunity to connect with aspects of her cultural and familial history. It will also offer her an exciting chance to be immersed in a variety of African cultures, where she will have the opportunity to explore and grow her art and performance.
Estère’s unique performance style and lyricism has been heavily influenced by both her kiwi and African heritage, and she her song Culture Clash is self-described as being a narrative around how these two cultures have shaped her as a person; “The song is about my existence as a child of two entirely different cultures… and how the cultural viewpoints of both my parents have enabled me to be a citizen of the world”.
Immediately following the Africa tour, Estère will be
relocating to Europe for three months over which time she
will be making appearances at festivals and touring the UK
and Europe (dates to be announced).
Estère’s Africa Tour
Dates:
21 May: Azgo
Festival, Maputo - Mozambique
22 May:
Headline Show, Núcleo de Arte, Maputo -
Mozambique
26 May: Headline Show, Good
Luck Bar, Johannesburg - South Africa
27 May:
Zakifo Festival, Durban - South
Africa
28 May: Bushfire Festival,
Malkerns - Swaziland
https://soundcloud.com/estere
https://www.facebook.com/EstereLola
https://twitter.com/esterelola
https://www.instagram.com/esterelola/
Thank
you to Creative New Zealand for helping to make this tour
possible
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