"Praise the Lord for my afro
Praise the Lord for my conrow
Praise the Lord for my dreadlock
Praise the Lord"
These are the first few lines from the artist/drummer collaboration of Joy Frempong, a bright young star of Ghanian and Swiss descent and Eric Schaeffer, a German drummer - collectively they are OY, a fusion of experimental jazz, house, hip hop and soul in a conscious reverie of delight.
The music they make has it's foundations in jazz but possesses strong elements of house and afro-beat asking questions like in this song: "When will my cease being political?"
Thanks to the Swiss Cultural development institute, Pro Helvetia, OY is currently on tour across Southern Africa, they will be performing at the following places:
MAPUTO (MOZAMBIQUE)
25 May| 19h00
AZGO Festival
HARARE (ZIMBABWE)
26 May |19:00
Book Cafe, 139 Samora Machel Avenue cnr 6th Street
CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)
28 May | 21h00
Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant St, Cape Town
JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH AFRICA)
31 May | 21:00
King Kong, 6 Verwey Street, Troyeville
MBABANE (SWAZILAND)
2 June | 12h00
Bushfire
WORKSHOPS
27 May - 16h00 | Book Cafe, Harare
29 May - 12h00 | 48 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
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