SOUTH Africa’s international jazz artist Steve Dyer and Suzanna Owiyo from Kenya will perform at the Spar Solo Festival to be held at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton later this year.
The festival will see a host of other local musicians parting with their bands to do solo acts.It would be the first time that international acts grace the festival, which has proved to be a popular and much-anticipated fete on the local music calendar. The festival will take place on December 3, in Norton.
Steve Dyer is one of Southern Africa’s most accomplished producers, composers and performers. After receiving a degree in classical music performance at the University of Natal, Dyer left South Africa for Botswana in 1982 and lived in Zimbabwe and the UK, before returning to his home country in 1992 as the apartheid system was coming to an end. Over the years, Dyer has worked with Zimbabwean stars Oliver Mtukudzi and Letta Mbulu, as well as South African artists Hugh Masekela, the Soweto String Quartet and many others.
Dyer is an accomplished composer and producer for film, television and stage as well, having scored songs for the BBC and other television networks, numerous films, advertisements and theatrical productions. As a solo artist, he has released three critically-acclaimed albums that feature his compelling blend of jazz with strong African flavors.
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