Nakhane Toure makes it to New York Times artists to watch in 2019 list
By Purity Lisa on January 14, 2019
Nakhane Toure has been named as one of the 10 artists to watch out for in 2019. This is by The New York Times.
“The songs on his album You Will Not Die delve into both trauma and redemption. They ponder faith‚ pleasure‚ exile and belonging; they traverse hymns‚ neo-soul‚ South African pop and electronic dance music‚ and Nakhane’s voice crests in a vibrant‚ androgynous falsetto. Tenacity carries him toward joy‚” the paper wrote of him.
Nakhane thus took to Instagram to explain just how excited he felt. In his words, he was gagging at the news.
He was congratulated by a host of local stars including Bob Mabena‚ Atandwa Kani‚ Linda Mtoba‚ Lootlove and Moonchild.
The star caught the attention of Elton John and Madonna when he also made it to the cover of the British Vogue magazine. He performed at AfroPunk in Paris and again in New York, and the world sat up and took note.
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